Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie enthusiastically embody Greta Gerwig's riotous depiction of what transpires when a stereotyped doll experiences an unusual existential crisis.
Barbie movie review

Movies must be lighthearted and engrossing while also blowing our minds with an equal mixture of provocative questions and effects, acting, screenplay, and sound. Greta Gerwig's Barbie does all of that and more, providing a 114-minute adrenaline rush packed with stunning visuals, stylish attire, outstanding writing, astonishing performances (take a bow, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling), and upbeat tunes.


Barbie (English) (English)

Greta Gerwig is the director.

America Ferrera, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell are among the cast members.

Duration: 114 minutes

Narrative: When the ideal doll starts displaying human flaws like cellulite and death thoughts, it's time to pull out the big, pink guns.


Barbie (Robbie) is living the ideal Barbie life in Barbieland, socialising with the other dolls and beaming affectionately at beau Ken (Ryan Gosling) to give his life purpose—until she isn't. One morning she awakens to find her heels on the floor, a burnt waffle for breakfast, and water in the shower (it always was pretend water).


All the other Barbies try to figure out what's wrong with Stereotypical Barbie, but they are unable to do so. Instead, they advise her to speak with Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon), who advises her to visit a real-world child who is playing with her and whose feelings of sadness and inadequacy are likely affecting Barbie.


Barbie and Ken travel to Los Angeles, where they both discover that reality is substantially different from what they had anticipated. Gloria (America Ferrera) is a real-life employee of Mattel, the company that produced the Barbie doll. Gloria is going through her own existential crisis because she feels underappreciated at work and because her daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) is frequently at odds with her.


Barbie is found in the real world, and the CEO of Mattel (Will Ferrell) tells his executives to find her and put her in the 'Box'. "Anarchic, unhinged, and humanitarian," is how director Greta Gerwig characterises the movie she wrote with writing partner Noah Baumbach. Barbie is a loving and witty ode to growing up, especially when mixed with the "genuine artificiality" of musicals.


In the pink, frothy world of Barbie, the trip to the outside world might be as bizarre as the traveler's imagination. It is entirely fair to have numerous versions of yourself pursuing various occupations, having a visible home, and changing into a whole different outfit in the blink of an eye. The Kens can all hang out at the beach even if they are not proficient swimmers or surfers.

Barbie has appeared in a variety of roles over the years, and every one of them—from President Barbie (Issa Rae) and Dr. Barbie (Hari Nef) to Physicist Barbie (Emma Mackey) and Mermaid Barbies (Dua Lipa)—is based on a genuine doll. Ruth Handler, who designed the Barbie doll, is depicted by Rhea Perlman. When she asserts that "humans have just one conclusion. "Ideas live forever," it says, inspiring Barbie to want to be the one coming up with the ideas rather than the result of someone else's imagination. As the narrator, Helen Mirren gives the proceedings gravitas and levity.


The soundtrack, which includes songs by Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, PinkPantheress, and Nicki Minaj from the cast, is upbeat, just like the clothes (by Jacqueline Durran). Barbie, the doll, not the film, is made up of contradictions, and Gerwig did a fantastic job of presenting those contrasts the brightest, shiniest, and cosiest visual representation possible.