Wendy Ide 

Trolls Band Together review – sugary DreamWorks series starts to leave a sour taste

Branch’s boyband past is the hook for this slightly wearying latest instalment of psychedelic animated family fun
  
  

animated image of five colourful trolls on stage
‘Synthetic sparkle assault’: Trolls Band Together. DreamWorks Animation Photograph: Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation

The latest film in DreamWorks’ irrepressibly perky and shamelessly Auto-Tuned Trolls series is a synthetic sparkle assault that looks as though it was assembled from the glitter and craft supply section of a well-stocked pound shop. In this, as well as the pick-and-mix greatest hits musical choices and morals, it’s business as usual. The message of this latest round of fizzy pop philosophy stresses the importance of family, along with the usual themes of friendship and finding your voice. A flashback introduces us to the tragic backstory of Branch (Justin Timberlake): he was the youngest member of a boyband, named BroZone, made up of his older brothers. When the band split, so did the fraternal bonds. It’s a peppy sugar rush that should please younger audiences, but the appeal of the series is wearing pretty thin.

Watch a trailer for Trolls Band Together.
 

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