Review:

Yeah, it's incredibly corny at times, there are some unnecessary scenes, and some of the acting isn't perfect, but Troop Zero is honest and it has a lot heart. Mckenna Grace is great for 13 and although her accent is hit or miss, you can tell that she's going to be a big presence in a few years. Overall, the child actors are are fine, not all are great, but all are serviceable. Viola Davis is perfect, but her character needed more development for how important it she is to the story. The cinematography is fine and the soundtrack works, but the only memorable bits were David Bowie songs. Really, I think this film would have worked better as a TV show or a mini-series, as we have to rocket through the plot and skip a lot of character development in order to get through the story. Give the story more time and let us get a real grip on these characters and Troop Zero could be a real classic. For what it is, though, Troop Zero is a fun family movie (although the language seems like an odd choice for what is certainly being marketed as a family film) that has a lot of emotion and heart, but doesn't come off a saccharine and cheesy.