I will give Trolls Band Together this much: it is the first film in the series that did not give me a headache.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 23, 2023

It is sweet without being sugary, colorful, and very charming, with terrific voice talent and a lot of music. It’s the best of the three [Trolls films].

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 17, 2023

Though “Trolls Band Together” mercilessly beats its familiar, tired message about the importance of family into the ground, it’s still surprisingly watchable with plenty of voice and singing talent.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 17, 2023

What resonates most about Trolls Band Together are its lessons about self-acceptance and letting go of perfectionism. It’s a great message for young kids to internalize, and perhaps a good reminder for adults in the audience, too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 16, 2023

Sure the entire plot of Trolls Band Together and the movie’s best jokes are revealed in the trailer. But the movie’s target audience is the same audience that can watch Frozen 20 times.

| Original Score: 6.0/10 | Nov 16, 2023

The animation is strong, if too candy-coated, and the film is clever and funny from time to time. And parents might even find their own inner boy band fever ignited alongside their kids.

| Nov 16, 2023

It's not rocket science, but neither is pop music, and "Trolls Band Together" goes down like an airy radio hit. It's catchy, it's cute enough, and if you forget it 10 seconds after it's over, that's all by design.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 15, 2023

Elizabeth Tippet’s screenplay garners laughs thanks to the sheer volume of jokes (the hit-to-miss ratio is pretty unbalanced), and there are several amusing one-liners about the music business.

| Nov 15, 2023

If Trolls Band Together is a mild disappointment, it’s only because the first two movies in this franchise were better than they had any right to be.

| Nov 14, 2023

Not all studio toons need to take themselves seriously. So what if Elizabeth Tippet’s script is made up entirely of one-liners and aphorisms?

| Nov 6, 2023

Aimed to appeal to parents who grew up on 1990s boybands, it features NSYNC’s first original song in 22 years. So, that’s a plus for some, right?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 26, 2023

The appeal of the series is wearing pretty thin.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 22, 2023

But while the plot often has a trudgy, through-the-motions feel, the same can’t be said for the animation itself, especially in the musical interludes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 20, 2023

It’s annoying and one-note and so relentless in its cheeriness that it eventually comes to seem almost likeable. At least there are great voice performances underneath all the felt and pop mash-ups.

| Oct 19, 2023

A bright-eyed time-passer that'll keep the knee-highs occupied.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 19, 2023

The film is gloriously odd in its own candyfloss-coloured trippy way.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 18, 2023