Barbie
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Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
What critics thought
Gerwig's candy-colored satirical comedy landed with most critics as a genuinely sharp piece of mainstream filmmaking, with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling both singled out for standout work. The sharpest disagreements center on the film's feminist politics: admirers found the subversion real and the humor disarming, while skeptics argued the ideology was half-baked, expressed in slogans rather than feeling, and that the film's self-awareness curdled into smugness after a strong opening stretch.
“The crucial partnership here is the one between director and performer, Gerwig and Robbie; anything Gerwig and Baumbach's verbally dexterous script requires, from Barbie's first teardrop to the final punchline, Robbie handles with unerring precision.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“an intellectual experience, not an emotional one, grounded largely in audience nostalgia”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“doesn't ultimately want to do much more than talk itself in circles about these themes”
Alison Willmore·Vulture
“manages to overcome cumbersome plotting and feminist pieties to provide a delightful spectacle of funny moments that add up to something pretty good”
Eileen Jones·Jacobin
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Greta GerwigDirector
Margot RobbieBarbie
Ryan GoslingKen
America FerreraGloria
Ariana GreenblattSasha
Issa RaeBarbie
Kate McKinnonBarbie
Alexandra ShippBarbie
Emma MackeyBarbie
Hari NefBarbie
Sharon RooneyBarbie
Ana Cruz KayneBarbie
Ritu AryaBarbie
Andrew WyattComposer
Mark RonsonComposer
Noah BaumbachWriter
Rodrigo PrietoCinematographyBarbie
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
What critics thought
Gerwig's candy-colored satirical comedy landed with most critics as a genuinely sharp piece of mainstream filmmaking, with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling both singled out for standout work. The sharpest disagreements center on the film's feminist politics: admirers found the subversion real and the humor disarming, while skeptics argued the ideology was half-baked, expressed in slogans rather than feeling, and that the film's self-awareness curdled into smugness after a strong opening stretch.
“The crucial partnership here is the one between director and performer, Gerwig and Robbie; anything Gerwig and Baumbach's verbally dexterous script requires, from Barbie's first teardrop to the final punchline, Robbie handles with unerring precision.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“an intellectual experience, not an emotional one, grounded largely in audience nostalgia”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“doesn't ultimately want to do much more than talk itself in circles about these themes”
Alison Willmore·Vulture
“manages to overcome cumbersome plotting and feminist pieties to provide a delightful spectacle of funny moments that add up to something pretty good”
Eileen Jones·Jacobin
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Greta GerwigDirectorMargot RobbieBarbieRyan GoslingKenAmerica FerreraGloriaAriana GreenblattSashaIssa RaeBarbieKate McKinnonBarbieAlexandra ShippBarbieEmma MackeyBarbieHari NefBarbieSharon RooneyBarbieAna Cruz KayneBarbieRitu AryaBarbieAndrew WyattComposerMark RonsonComposerNoah BaumbachWriterRodrigo PrietoCinematographyStream
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