Watched for the first time in preparation for TROLL 2. Rating: B I've always appreciated how Roar Uthaug manages to ground high-concept disasters in human emotion, so I went into TROLL hoping for that same balance applied to folklore. What we get is undeniably a patchwork of Hollywood's monster movie tropes — you can feel the DNA of GODZILLA and KING KONG in almost every beat — but Uthaug elevates the material through a distinct Norwegian atmosphere. While the narrative is formulaic and the supporting characters often fall into the trap of making frustratingly dumb decisions, the visuals...