Hey everyone, well, I've finally seen Barbie. I have been one of the few people in the Internet movie space who has not been all that excited for this film... despite being a pretty big fan of Greta Gerwig and a lot of the cast. The trailers haven't looked great to me and to be honest, the Film Twitter overhyping of this film kind of turned me off even more. With that said though, to celebrate what will probably once be a worldwide holiday - Barbenheimer - I decided to check this film out... even if it was a couple of weeks late. So, is this yet another film talked about more so due to the excessive memes and hype online or is it actually a deep film with interesting themes? Find out my thoughts in this review!
Barbie:
Directed by: Greta Gerwig
Written by: Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Produced by: Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner, David Heyman, Margot Robbie
Executive Producers: Cate Adams, Noah Baumbach, Richard Dickson, Toby Emmerich, Greta Gerwig, Ynon Kreiz, Josey McNamara, Michael Sharp, Courtenay Valenti
Music by: Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by: Nick Houy
Casting by: Lucy Bevan, Allison Jones
Production Design by: Sarah Greenwood
Costume Design by: Jacqueline Durran
Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Will Ferrell, Rhea Perlman, Ana Cruz Kayne, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Connor Swindells, Sharon Rooney, Nicola Coughlan, Ritu Arya, Dua Lipa, Helen Mirren
Synopsis: 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.