sabredunce
Silver Surfer
I was expecting a fun, lighthearted movie full of silly, awkward moments with an over-the-top, idyllic Barbie lifestyle clashing with the complexities and nuances of human existence. Something approximating the Lego Movie or Super Mario Bros movie was my hope.
That is what the trailers are selling and if the writers had more skill, The Barbie Movie could have delivered on that promise.
Sadly, this movie falls well short.
Margot Robie and Ryan Gosling are stellar actors in this thing, but the writing is complete shit. As I sit here contemplating on what I just watched, I still have no idea who the target audience is for this movie.
I watched it with a group of friends, including some teenage girls. They hated it.
The adult women in our group thought it had some good moments but overall it was 'weird'. After some discussion I figured out weird means 'not what they expected'.
I checked Rotten Tomatoes and son of a b*tch, the official movie summary says it will 'subvert your expectations'.
Mission accomplished, Barbie Movie. You made a movie that does not live up to its potential or the marketing hype.
1 out of 5 stars.
That is what the trailers are selling and if the writers had more skill, The Barbie Movie could have delivered on that promise.
Sadly, this movie falls well short.
Margot Robie and Ryan Gosling are stellar actors in this thing, but the writing is complete shit. As I sit here contemplating on what I just watched, I still have no idea who the target audience is for this movie.
I watched it with a group of friends, including some teenage girls. They hated it.
The adult women in our group thought it had some good moments but overall it was 'weird'. After some discussion I figured out weird means 'not what they expected'.
I checked Rotten Tomatoes and son of a b*tch, the official movie summary says it will 'subvert your expectations'.
Mission accomplished, Barbie Movie. You made a movie that does not live up to its potential or the marketing hype.
1 out of 5 stars.