'Trolls World Tour' A Review

Trolls World Tour is an animated jukebox musical, a sequel to 2016's Trolls. Queen Poppy(Anna Kendrick) happily reigns over the pop-Trolls only to discover there are other(musical genre) types of Trolls and the hard rock Trolls lead by Queen Barb(Rachel Bloom) have set out to conquer them all hegemonizing the Trolls to be exclusively hard rock.

A wonderful voice cast led again by Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, as Branch, bring not only the catchy soundtrack to life but also this lovely techno-colored very strange but family friendly world to life with electricity. The entire cast, with a laundry list of playful and notable cameos, are able to ground the absurdity and broadness with humor and emotional sincerity. There are some very bizarre diversions along the way of what is, essentially, a hero's journey but like it's predecessor the film is able to find a surprising balance that makes for a unique family feature.

A great soundtrack, inventive visuals, and solid performances make this worth watching but some of the freshness is lost from the original. The plague of any sequel is that it rarely reaches the heights of its predecessor, this is no exception, although it is not a retread it is perhaps a bit more formulaic. Despite that a definite pleasure.

Available to rent on most VOD platforms.

Rent It.