Time Out

An amiable and humorous fantasy-cum-Faery tale in the Gremlins mould... The whole thing is jogged along nicely by the cast (especially the excellent Moriarty, jigging around manically to his '60s records), and has exactly the right balance between child-like wonder and gentle self-parody.

Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)

An amiable and humorous fantasy-cum-Faery tale in the Gremlins mould... The whole thing is jogged along nicely by the cast (especially the excellent Moriarty, jigging around manically to his '60s records), and has exactly the right balance between child-like wonder and gentle self-parody.

Variety

Troll is a predictable, dim-witted premise executed for the most part with surprising style.

Variety by Staff (Not Credited)

Troll is a predictable, dim-witted premise executed for the most part with surprising style.

Los Angeles Times

A clunky, poorly executed shocker.

The New York Times by Janet Maslin

Troll has a knowing tone that's more smart-alecky than clever. And it hovers uncomfortably between comedy and horror, without ever landing decisively in either camp. The film is as funny as it gets in a sequence that has Sonny Bono pretending to be a great ladies' man.

Los Angeles Times by Patrick Goldstein

A clunky, poorly executed shocker.

TV Guide Magazine

The special effects, supervised by director John Buechler, who was the effects man on GHOULIES, are pretty poor, essentially slimy rubber creatures with a limited amount of movement and the seams from their molds clearly visible.

TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)

The special effects, supervised by director John Buechler, who was the effects man on GHOULIES, are pretty poor, essentially slimy rubber creatures with a limited amount of movement and the seams from their molds clearly visible.