7/10
There are some new trolls on the block
21 November 2023
I have liked the other DreamWorks Trolls films, being Trolls (2016) and Trolls World Tour (2020), now it is at its third film in its little franchise; after watching it, I liked and enjoyed this third film as much as the other two movies. Trolls Band Together (2023) was another colorful, creative looking, funny musical journey with likable characters, a great voice cast, and catchy but well-known songs with a new song by reunited boyband *NSYNC that is very good; these three Trolls movies are not perfect animated films, but they are entertaining to watch along with kids being entertained and adults enjoying them when watching them with their kids.

The voice actors are great in the movie; Branch, once again voiced by Justin Timberlake, finding his other two brothers to save his kidnapped brother Floyd, while reminiscing to when him and his brothers were a boy band named BroZone and separated for a mishap, and I thought that was interesting to know more about Branch's life and him trying to fix his relationship with his brothers while saving one of them and being funny throughout. Poppy, once again voiced by Anna Kendrick, joining Branch, John Dory, and Tiny Diamond on the quest to find the other brothers and save Floyd; other than finding out she has a secret twin sister, she is still likable like Branch, and I still like the relationship between Poppy and Branch. We have the return of Bridget and King Gristle, once again voiced by Zooey Deschanel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who are on their honeymoon the whole time until they somehow help the main characters in a way; though I like the characters, they were not necessary to the main plot of movie that much.

Branch's brothers/members of BroZone were Floyd, John Dory, Spruce, and Clay voiced by Troye Sivan, Eric André, Daveed Diggs, and Kid Cudi who were all great in the movie with their voice acting; you understand why they broke up and the brother relationship between them and Branch, along with them working well together in the song numbers. Poppy's twin sister Viva voiced by Camila Cabello, who is particularly good in the movie, has the same energy and happy personality as Poppy with them having similar hobbies along with Viva living in an abandoned Bergen mini golf course with other Trolls and finding out about why she has not been with Poppy or her dad King Peppy for many years.

The main villains in the movie are Velvet and Veneer voiced by Amy Schumer and Andrew Rannells, they live at a location that is ran by teenagers and their plan is taking the boy band BroZone and suck all their musical life force for themselves so they can sing better and fake being famous; though their plan is interesting, I would have liked more of a backstory for them, other than the little bit they give us. The animation is colorful, unique, pretty, and cool looking with lots of details put into the many locations they go to and the song numbers; other than the animation, the song numbers are nicely animated, catchy with the choice of songs, and the choreography for the dances in the movie was well done, along with the new song by the boy band *NSYNC being great to listen to.

Like I have said before, the DreamWorks Trolls movies are not perfect, but they are colorful, entertaining, and enjoyable to watch with great voice acting, great animation, catchy songs, and likable characters. I liked Trolls Band Together (2023) as much as the other two films, and if you had a fun time with the earlier two movies, then you will have fun with this one.
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