Troll Hunter, the most fun film I've seen for a long time. Refreshingly, its a Norwegian movie that succeeds on the scenery alone. Once you add in the storyline, you're onto a winner.
Intentional or not, the script and/or translation is, in parts, very funny. A very clever script which nods to the X Files, and brings in characters who would have slotted in perfectly.
A very funny story surrounding the popular children's (fairy) story of grumpy old Trolls coming out to eat in the woods and forests at night, but with a modern take on their pseudo existence (are they real or not?). For instance, the plot basically says "Yes, there are Trolls. But how does the modern world deal with their existence?" Cover them up, or destroy them?
The solution is never really decided, although with their growing mania, and excursions out of their natural habitats, they are unwittingly damaging the land and industries of humans outside their realm.
There were some golden moments in this film, which took me (36 years of age) back to feeling like a kid listening to the old folk adventure fairy tales. For me, it succeeded for that reason and many others.
Trolls. They live.
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