Government officials panic but try to handle the catastrophe. They even let a paleontologist into their hasty discussions    

Fairy tales and hyper-nature came

to Oslo but not for a game.

A giant TROLL awakes from sleep

within a mountain tunnel deep.

His rampage frigh1tens everyone.

What kind of tactics should be done?

Call out the military guys?

One woman thinks that is not wise.

Her father knows fairy tale rites.

Perhaps this man could stop the frights.

Entertaining and scary too,

this Norwegian film should please you.

.My husband and I enjoyed Troll, mostly because the human characters seemed so real, especially Nora, the brave paleontologist played by Ine Marie Wilmann (Sonja: The White Swan). Nora’s backstory helps set the stage for much of  the exciting action. As a young girl, she and her father  (Gard B. Eisvold/Out Stealing Horses) talked about fairy tales and their importance. But as an adult, she went her own way into a scientific profession.. Scenes between these two when they meet again let us know they still love each other but also disagree on how to think about folklore.

As for the Troll, he meets all the qualifications for a terrifying monster towering above everyone. He even challenges King Kong’s action with a few airplanes. Special effects don’t go overboard here -- and I appreciate that.

Lots of fiery explosions and military weapons abound in Troll and that’s to be expected in monster movies. I didn’t need ear plugs, but my hearing is almost gone now, so I can’t advise you on this item. However, the noise did not bother my husband.    

Director Roar Uthaug (Tomb Raider) picked a fine supporting cast as well as his main actors. These two stand out: Kim Falck (Cold Prey III) and Mads Sjogard Pettersen (The 12th Man) as guys who want to help Nora understand the Troll.  Also, kudos to writer Espen Aukan (Vikingulven) for his interesting screenplay adaptation of director Uthaug’s refreshing monster story.

(Released by Netflix and rated “TV-14”) .   .