Film Review – Troll 2 (2025)

Yes, of course there’s another “Troll 2.” However, this “Troll 2” has nothing to do with the notoriously bad 1990 release. The new film is a sequel to 2022’s “Troll,” where director Roar Uthaug received a chance to play with a Norwegian version of kaiju cinema, exploring the massive presence of fantasy creatures trying to understand their place in the world, often by destroying whatever happens to be within smashing distance. It was an entertaining picture, filling in the gap between major Hollywood-backed Kong and Godzilla productions, with Uthaug achieving a satisfying sense of scale and destruction. The trolls are back in business for the continuation, which has defined influences and formula to follow. The story feels a little more labored this time around, but there’s still a fun factor to embrace, and, when the movie gets around to it, troll interactions save the feature, delivering welcome action. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com