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19 Jul 2023, 07:55
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The hotly-anticipated Barbie film lands in cinemas this week and, ahead of its release, reviewers have shared their thoughts.
With the movie officially out on Friday (21st July), critics and some lucky fans have caught preview screenings this week, and reviews have today appeared online to give an idea of what to expect from the film.
Barbie stars Margot Robbie as the titular character, with Ryan Gosling playing Ken, and Michael Cera featuring as Allan, while Emma Mackey, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Ncuti Gatwa, Rob Brydon, Dua Lipa also appear.
The movie, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, sees Barbie living her dream life in Barbie Land. However, when things start going awry for her, she has to head to the real world, and Ken tags along.
Movie aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes currently scores Barbie at an impressive 89 percent. The Atlantic calls the film “a very charming success”, while The Independent’s review describes it as a “near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie”.
The Sun called Barbie a “hot-pink mess of a movie”, while Empire’s four-star review says: “It’s a thrill to see Robbie and Gosling effortlessly riding the film’s comedy highs and existential lows.”
The BBC’s review describes it as “a genuinely funny and warm-hearted live-action comedy” and also “an art-house passion project so bold, inventive and politically charged that it is sure to be nominated for all sorts of awards.”
Elsewhere, The Washington Post says that Greta Gerwig achieves “a pleasing balance between the silly and the serious,” and The Guardian praises Ryan Gosling’s “plastic fantastic” performance in the three-star review.
Fans who have seen a preview have taken to social media to give their opinions. One commenter took to Instagram to write: “This movie is objectively a 10/10, Greta Gerwig is a GENUIS 🙌🏻💕 Take all the men in your life for a vibe check @barbiethemovie @warnerbrosau 💕✨💕”
Another wrote: “@GerwigGreta’s take on the iconic doll is brilliant and self-aware, and a surprisingly clever laugh-out-loud comedy. #BarbieTheMovie is super fun, genius and hilarious especially whenever it breaks the 4th wall. Dazzling in style, tone and design.”
Meanwhile, the production team from the Chris Evans Breakfast show with cinch, who went to a preview in Leicester Square in London on Monday (17th July) described it as “Ken out of Ten!”
Rob Brydon appeared on Chris’ show yesterday (18th July), to speak about his appearance in the film.
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