Barbie

 

Barbie 2023

• Director: Greta Gerwig
• Seen by this director: Little Women, Ladybird
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Margot Robbie – The Suicide Squad, Once upon a Time in Hollywood, Mary Queen of Scots, Terminal, I Tonya, The Wolf of Wall Street, About Time
• Ryan Gosling – First Man, Blade Runner 2049, La La Land, The Nice Guys, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson, The United States of Leland
• Michael Cera – Molly’s Game, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Juno
• Rhea Perlman – This and that
• Will Ferrell – This and that
• Why? It’s a sensation.
• Seen: 7 September August 2023 at the cinema with friends B-IS and ÖB      

       Dolls aren’t my thing. I have never owned, or even held, a Barbie doll. I have scorned the whole concept. Discussions about this film have changed my mind. All the different career Barbies have perhaps been a good role model for little girls. Or?

       The film is a delight from start to (almost) finish. I didn’t like the ending but up until that I love it. Witty, clever, colourful, astute, acerbic. See it, even if you hate the whole idea of Barbie. 

4 ½ * of 5