Gnomes & Trolls

Gnome Alone (2017) is a movie that my daughter and I recently watched together on Netflix. The storyline follows a family that moves into a new home. The daughter of the family discovers that the garden gnomes at her home are alive and in an everlasting battle against the "troggs." When she accidentally tilts the scale towards the troggs, she will need to help her new friends stop them and maybe save the world in the process.

This movie is directed by Peter Lepeniotis (The Nut Job) and stars Becky G (Power Rangers), Josh Peck (Drake & Josh), Tara Strong (Batman: The Killing Joke), David Koechner (Krampus) and George Lopez (Rio).

The animation for this was outstanding and very well done. The storyline was fairly straightforward, a bit cliche and predictable. The gnomes were awesome and had some fun lines; however, they weren't as entertaining as similar children's characters like the minions, Smurfs or trolls. The circumstances were fun, as were the action scenes. The main character were relatable and the movie unfolds well.

Overall, this is a fairly average addition to the animated genre that's still worth watching. I would score this a 5.5-6/10 and recommend seeing it once.