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Troll was a smash hit when it was released on Netflix in 2022, and its three-years-in-the-making follow-up, Troll 2, is following in those giant footsteps. Roar Uthaug’s Norwegian monster film, which sees two dangerous new trolls wreak havoc across Norway, started streaming on Netflix on December 1st and immediately hit the Top 10 charts. The movie reached the No. 1 spot globally just a day after its debut and has been sitting there ever since, per FlixPatrol, outpacing other films like Jingle Bell Heist, The Rats: A Witcher Tale, Champagne Problems, and the original Troll, which round out the Top 5.
Troll 2 Is a Streaming Success Despite Being a Critical Letdown
We’ll preface this by stating that if you’re looking for an entertaining and action-filled adventure, Troll 2 will not disappoint. The movie is just as wild as the first film and succeeds at expanding on the world of trolls and their lore, but it didn’t necessarily live up to expectations. The movie earned rotten critic and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes of 58% and 39%, big decreases from the original’s ratings, and has been described as a bland and tedious sequel that lacks the charm and originality of the first.
ComicBook’s Charlie Ridgley gave the movie a 3 out of 5, writing that “The Troll follow-up doesn’t hit the same highs as its predecessor, and visually, it feels like a step down. But to say Troll 2 drops the ball or falls on its face wouldn’t be fair either.” He added that the film ultimately “doesn’t find many ways to feel necessary in the shadow of the first Troll.” Netflix Life called the movie an “unnecessary sequel that surprisingly delivers,” and Blu-ray.com’s Brian Orndorf wrote that “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.”
