The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Trolls World Tour
Family · Animation · Comedy · 2020
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.
Movie details
Trolls World Tour
“Happiest. Movie. Ever.”
2020 Family · Animation · Comedy 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.1 / 10
32.5K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
51 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Trolls World Tour?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams
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Trolls
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After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree
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Sing 2
Animation · 2021
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Walt Dohrn
Written by
Jonathan Aibel · Glenn Berger · Wallace Wolodarsky · Maya Forbes
Anna Kendrick
Poppy (voice)
Justin Timberlake
Branch (voice)
Ron Funches
Cooper (voice)
Rachel Bloom
Barb (voice)
James Corden
Biggie (voice)
Kelly Clarkson
Delta Dawn (voice)
Anderson .Paak
Prince D (voice)
Court is in session
Put Trolls World Tour on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.