Genre: Comedy
Directed by Greta Gerwig
- Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner
Written by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Based on Barbie; by Mattel
- Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman & Will Ferrell.
Narrated by Helen Mirren
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by Nick Houy
- Music by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
- Production companies: Heyday Films, LuckyChap Entertainment, NB/GG Pictures, Mattel Films
Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
The plot: 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.
I was looking forward to this movie.
The Barbie Movie was so good.
Pros: I loved the costume & set designs for this movie. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are so superb together the chemistry between was so good. It had a lot to say about feminism, the meaning of change and “Finding your own identity”. I enjoyed the happy tone of this film and the final few moments was not what I was expecting.
I was amazed to see how many young girls showed up wearing pink to support this film.
Cons: Will Ferrell was really weak as the antagonist. At times they do overdo the messaging a little bit. Seeing the colour pink did made me uneasy and almost put me off this film entirely. This film might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
The Casts:
- Margot Robbie as Barbie, often referred to as “Stereotypical Barbie”
- Different variations of Barbie played by:
- Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie
- Issa Rae as President Barbie
- Hari Nef as Dr. Barbie
- Alexandra Shipp as Writer Barbie
- Emma Mackey as Physicist Barbie
- Sharon Rooney as Lawyer Barbie
- Ana Cruz Kayne as Judge Barbie
- Dua Lipa as the Mermaid Barbies
- Nicola Coughlan as Diplomat Barbie
- Ritu Arya as Journalist Barbie
- Ryan Gosling as Ken
- Different variations of Ken played by:
- Simu Liu as Ken #1
- Kingsley Ben-Adir as Ken #2
- Scott Evans as Ken #3
- Ncuti Gatwa as Ken #4
- America Ferrera as Gloria, a Mattel employee who helps Barbie in the real world
- Michael Cera as Allan
- Ariana Greenblatt as Sasha, Gloria’s daughter
- Rhea Perlman as the spirit of Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel
- Helen Mirren as the narrator
- Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel
- Jamie Demetriou as the CFO of Mattel
- Connor Swindells as Aaron Dinkins, a Mattel intern
- Emerald Fennell as Midge
- Erica Ford as Skipper and Hannah Khalique-Brown as “Growing Up Skipper”
- Ann Roth as the woman on the bench
I highly recommend watching this film in cinemas.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe