Essentially Norway does Roland Emmerich in this Netflix offering, in which a feisty paleontologist finds myth meets reality as an underground tunnel excavation unleashes a giant troll in the present day. It is played deadly straight but with occasional knowing touches of humour, presenting the material as a nifty action-thriller/creature-feature that delivers its outlandish premise with aplomb. The film makes full use of the stunning Norwegian scenery, effects work is used sparingly but very effectively - even taking the troll to Oslo itself - and whilst it is hard to determine if this is a deadly serious venture, an affectionate mickey-take of Hollywood blockbusters or somwhere between the two, Troll is well-made and effectively entertaining of its type.
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