Barbie Is Ridiculous (Review) 

barbie or oppenheimer

The least belivable thing is that there's no way they're the weirdest looking people in Venice beach

I wish Gosling did more comedies because damn he's so good at it

I was sat next to a kid who whispered to his Mum ‘What’s a facist’ 😂

I will say that airing at the exact same time as Oppenheimer was honestly genius. The fact that people are buying both tickets to see both films at the same day really does say something.

my only complain about barbie is that i wish the first act was longer. i wanted to explore every little crevice of barbieland and when we go straight into the plot i was like “man… already?” i know it’s a meme but i genuinely believe the only bad thing about this film is that it’s not longer.

I loved this movie. Cillian Murphy was great as Barbie but Emily Blunt as Ken was the absolute best.

I LOVED this movie. Now I’m waiting for the “I am Kenough” hoodies to be sold everywhere

Ryan Gosling really said "I'm going to play Ken with the most commitment possible and sell every goddamn second of it" and it has got to be the standout performance of the film for me.

I think it's easy to understate Margot Robbie's influence on the production of the film, and how good she is not only as an actor but a producer. She's responsible for bringing Gerwig on board, and I think she was crucial in seeing this movie's vision through.

Real glad this film was able to just barely dodge the impact of the writer/actor strikes. Was nice to get one last great film before the industry collapses under the weight of malpractice.

wasn’t expecting to feel so emotionally impacted near the end. I knew it would have serious moments but holy shit I cried

In no way did I anticipate just how much I was going to enjoy Ryan Gosling as Ken.

I'm surprised that so many people were surprised that the movie took the angle that it did. Like...Greta Gerwig writing and directing it didn't tip you off at ALL?

Ryan Gosling stole the show for me i always been a fan of him he truly never disappoint

This whole movie just had "RU-vid Poop Kenergy" written all over it, from Lizzo speaking to Barbie when she falls in the beginning, to the purposely bad visual effects, to the Hanna-Barbera running sound effect the executives (and Adam Groff) made when they were scrambling, to the Kens' fascination with horses, to the grand, mind-fuck ending montage. And I LOVED IT.

The early movie got some chuckles (mostly cause a ton was in trailers). But by midpoint and till the end we were all losing our minds with laughter but still quiet for the thinky parts. It was the best of both. I’m seeing it again in theaters for sure.

I have mixed feelings about the movie. I love barbieland and i think the first act was the highlight of the film, but the trailers relied on it so much I felt like I had already experienced the bulk of it. The movie also introduces new characters and elements at such a fast pace i feel like it forgets about its lead character near the end of its second act. We only really get one scene where barbie truly begins to contemplate what life is outside of barbieland, so the end of her arc, while apropriate and expected, doesn't necessarily feel earned. And the film does get preachy, which isnt inherently a bad thing, as long as the audience doesnt feel preached to, which is a bit hard when the characters seem to constantly use buzzwords to vocalize their situation. Enjoyed the film but not as much as I expected to.

What you said about the movie feeling like a child excited to tell you a bunch of things etc was an excellent description of the movie. It has this very childlike tone that was very honest and direct yet talking about deeply complex and adult philosophy

I personally loved the film. I thought the patriarchy bits were a bit on-the-nose at times but nonetheless very interesting. Like how Ken thought he would be able to land any job just because he is a man and so is supposed to be privileged, or how Barbie is sexualised as a woman in the real world. I thought it poked fun at both patriarchy and matriarchy, as the objectifying and disregarding of Kens can be said to mirror both the treatment of women in our own society (there was a great monologue about the paradoxical expectations placed on women), but also the treatment of men as it isn't okay to take away men's humanity either, and doing so often causes them to push back harder because they feel attacked, creating a cycle of us misunderstanding and fighting eachother. In the beginning the Kens are essentially disregarded which makes them turn to the patriarchy of the real world for a sense of power, but even the matriarchy of the first act is synthetic and soulless where women are all expected to be doctors, physicists etc. which is better than telling them they can't be those things, but by the end they get at how you shouldn't need to be those things to have value as a human; you're allowed to just be 'ordinary Barbie'. I think the film has done an excellent job at showing that you can be a 'stereotypical' feminine woman and that does not make you frivolous or unintelligent, but also that you don't need to (literally) put yourself in a box like people do with different 'aesthetics' nowadays: you can have multiple titles and roles, or you can reject them. I also liked how Ken was uncouraged to find who he is too by the end, because even if women wanted to solve men's problems, it's not something they can do, men have to be the change they want to see. You know, for a movie about dolls, I thought it was a beautiful commentary on what it means to be human and I damn near cried. This film was ART. My only gripe with the film is that a lot of of the jokes were in the trailers so they weren't as funny upon hearing them the second time around, but that's fine I still thoroughly enjoyed it in all of its stylised, pink glory. Watched Oppenheimer, then Barbie and I adore both.

This was definitely one of my favourite theatre-going experiences. A six year old girl was sitting next to me and when Ken told Ken, “You can’t beach yourself off” everyone laughed, but this little girl turned to her mom and went “what’s so funny! Tell me!” Also, the group cry in the womens bathroom after the film was the closest to Barbieland we’ll ever get.

I enjoyed it a fair bit - the commentary was a bit one-note for me, but the mechanics of the Barbie Land brought plenty of smiles to my face, and as many have said, Ryan Gosling was absolute gold. I also thought Helen Mirren did great with the narration

Barbie actually supports men and women and wants us to be more pragmatic in terms of human relationship :)

ryan gosling is a godsend. if you haven't watched nice guys or blue valentine or place beyond the pines, do yourself a favor. he can do comedy he can do drama. the man can do anything.

The Monthy Phyton reference with coconut horses was just amazing. I've seen several reviews and apparently people has not noticed that one yet.

I'm so excited to see it that I'm voluntarily wearing pink for the first time in 20 years

I actually enjoyed Barbie, it's silly, goofy fun, though it hammers in its message a bit TOO much. Also, Will Ferrell's character probably didn't even need to exist, as I kept forgetting about his storyline.

"I am death, destroyer of worlds" - Barbenheimer

People are taking this movie WAY too seriously lol The movie itself even picks fun at its ridiculousness, and that’s what’s so fun about it. People are constantly looking to be offended, disappointed or just to feel anything negative.

I enjoyed it The serious parts of the movie felt a little weak The ending felt kinda long and random Ryan Gosling was awesome

if you look closely, I think the Barbie movie - outside of the cars - is a slight product placement too.

my cheeks hurt so much by the end of the movie from smiling; my brain needed the dopamine

Me praying he says masterpiece because I personally really loved it

Gosling needs an Oscar for this. The Oscars need to take comedy movies more seriously. This film isn't perfect, but it is one of a kind, loved it.

It was eye candy from the start. It was like a huge scale real life theatre production. They nailed camp too, without making it gimmicky or over the top. The detail in the set, clothing, the perfectly toned colour palette. Margo Robbie is perfectly cast. She looks like Barbie but she has the talent to portray the depth of the character and not lose any of it behind the costumes and fantasy. Same for Ryan Gosling, absolutely perfect casting. He was fantastic. Same for will Ferrell, honestly it was a dream cast. Remember when youd watch movies as a kid, from the 80's and they had this 'larger than life' feel? Thats what feeling this gave me. I felt like it deserved every second of my attention, i felt like i was in it and beinf a girl who grew up Barbie obsessed i felt like a kid again. I could keep typing but i shant 😂

i did the barbenheimer double feature today and I knew what I was getting into emotionally with oppenhimer but holy shit that barbie ending hit me like a truck

I want to watch it again. It was pretty silly and ridiculous but on purpose. And then the other philosophical and deeper stuff.

i was waiting to hear your review on this as a casual watcher. as a black woman, i loved the first act, the production 100%, the comedy, acting (margot and ryan stood out to me the most) and gloria's monologue because i've felt like i've related to what she was saying at points and i was glad both the barbies and the kens equally found their own path, but i can't help but feel the execution of some of its message was lost on me, particularly towards the end. idk if it was trying to encapsulate into barbie, a figure that for some people, represented perfection, that it was okay for women to simply be normal, or that barbie, as a concept was as out of touch with reality and needed to connect with women more. i thought they would show more than tell with its feminist message, but maybe the direct messaging of the patriarchy was intentional with both its ironic/social-commentary comedy or its just me from seeing it today for the first time. either way, i liked it but it didn't live up to most of my expections as to what it would deliver; it kind of reminds me of what i thought "don't worry darling" would be versus what it was, except barbie is 100% better than that movie, but i just expected more. edit: from reading more analyses of the movie, it makes a bit more sense to me now. it was an overall fun movie, and i'm glad i could have time to laugh and think, but i think somethings just fell a bit flat like i said above (execution of its message etc.) went from 7/10 to 8.5/10

This movie was hilarious, but I hate how black and white the commentary painted the world. It felt like the two moral options were two opposite extremes of a spectrum with no in between, and (while I’m not Plato) I don’t think that’s what the world needs right now.

The candy analogy is perfect. This movie was a weird, yet good.

Also my daughter who is a tomboy and never played w Barbie’s said it’s one of the most entertaining movies she’s ever seen. Laughed the whole time and at one point happy cried. My husband is stoked to see it tonight.

Notice that the good Chevy couldn’t outrun the bad Chevy’s - they had to hide from them instead because no Chevy can be beat, even by another Chevy.

When I was a kid my mom bought me a book of vintage Barbie outfits from 59' through out 70's which started my vintage Barbie obsession. I completely geeked out seeing some of those designs used in the movie .

This movie blew me away! It was not what I expected. The "Ken war" and how it ends in a song and dance was a clever tongue-n-cheek to every "bro fight" I've ever gotten into made me laugh! "Sorry bro, love you bro" 😂😂😂😂

Just come out of the double feature Oppenheimer was exactly what I expected, another great Christopher Nolan movie, great performances and cinematography etc. BUT BARBIE, HOLY SHIT THAT WAS UNIRONICALLY A MASTERPIECE. That’s not even me joking everything about that movie, the performances, the writing, the set and costume design Is brilliant and only goes to further Greta Gerwig’s career as one of our best modern directors.

Just saw it. I thought the ending was really disappointing. They should have suggested that the kens and Barbies work together as equals moving forward but instead, they decided to be petty and keep them relegated as second class citizens like in the “real world”. Annoying as hell.

This was the longest commercial for Barbie I ever sat through

"I am Kenough" is a phrase that has been etched into my brain forever.

I was pretty disappointed with how surface level the whole movie was. With it opening with the space odyssey intro, I was hoping for a more darker cosmic horror thing I guess. I was especially disappointed how convenient and boring it was for the characters to get to the real world. I was jsut very disappointed with the absolute barebones story and very surface level and message.

U mentioning the Lego movie remind me of a gag, ' If I had a nickel for everytime Will Farrell played an evil business man in a licensed toy movie, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice'

I think the issue here is that the movie is going to be watched by all manners of people when the target audience itself is actually very niche in the sense that the messaging and core “feel” of the film will only really be understood by anyone whose ever played with a Barbie doll when they were a kid. As someone who did, I actually really enjoyed the movie and the ultimate message it was conveying about Barbie truly being able to do anything. Plus, I think the whole matriarchy vs patriarchy thing was super smart when you consider that most young girls would imagine their dolls in matriarchies anyway. 😅

"A child whose excited to tell you all the things she has to say, and all of them are funny and interesting" That is absolutely thee most perfect way to describe this movie

I can’t talk about the movie anywhere since I’m a 15 year old boy who has friends that don’t get any of the jokes and don’t understand the movie too well.

not that I thought you would, but I'm glad you didn't seem to critique the feminism message as pandering or man-hating. This movie was so freeing to me as it adressed a lot of feminism issues in a comedic way. It was really a relief that it didn't portray fight equality as "I'm an angry women cause f men!", and I felt sad when some early reviews from a couple of men interpreted it like that

i went from so excited and amazed by the set design and framing, to laughing my ass off, to crying, right back to laughing again. i'm in love with this movie, it was a rollercoaster.

i always get excited to see what color bordering you use in your videos. i like the purple. white bordering has still gotta be my favorite though

Honestly the movie was great all through, my only complain is just how shortly they dove into ken’s issues and how in a way it reflects male problems, i loved the idea of reversing the roles for Barbie land, but the way they downplayed what ken felt (I’m more talking about Barbie being a terrible person towards him) it’s a bit annoying, but other than that, I loved the movie!

People fail to understand that being the antagonist and being the villain is different. The antagonist challenges the protagonists beliefs. Ken is the antagonist, doesn’t mean he's the villain though.

I enjoyed it a lot…could’ve been 10-15 minutes shorter but I liked it. The cosplay + all pink was fun…I felt underdressed😅😂I wore the same all black fit that the Kens wore during “I’m Just Ken” at least

It was kinda of sad. Like this story of someone whos life got turned upside down when reality was not the desirable yet, has opened their eyes to overcome their sheltered existence to live. There was a lot of crying. A lot of pro female power. A lot of what life and death mean. I feel bad for America's character bc she didnt really have much of a story besides the mother daughter dynamic that "magically" healed during the montages. They didnt deal with why the daughter was growing distant. They made it seem she was a single mother at first only to introduce the father in a comical cultural poke randomly.

Thank you for saying Ken was Gosling’s Kendall Roy, truly the best sentence of all time

I wish they would’ve done Ken’s fashion show like in the toy story movie

I went to see it with my sister and both of us absolutely lost it multiple times. Seeing a really good comedy in a theater is such a fun experience.

Maybe the true Barbie was the friends we made along the way.

i’m seeing it in a few hours, so excited 💓

All the guys on here complaining that this movie “hates men” or is “anti-man” are probably all the same people who say “nobody can take a joke anymore!”

I loved the messages this movie had to offer. You should never feel pressured to be what someone else wants you to be. You need to be yourself and find your purpose yourself

I think it’s a great and smart film that’s messy at parts, 4 stars

Ryan gosling was my favorite and he was really the reason I liked the movie.

I love Greta Gerwig, especially her version of little women. For barbie though I’ve never been in a cinema so full of people laughing, crying and just having a good time 💗

Margo killed it and I’m so glad she produced it too. America Ferrera and Michael Sera were my favorite side characters. Overall such a fun time!

Also love the irony that (from comments and reviews) it seems that a vast majority came away from a feminist (right?) movie thinking a man was the best part of it 😂

Went to the movies expecting Oppenheimer to be the much better film but I was mistaken. I liked Barbie slightly more and they were both great lol

I’ve been saying this since his performance in The Nice Guys but Ryan Gosling is one of the greatest comedic actors of our generation and Ken really is the role he was born to play because it combines his dream boy dramatic background with his comedic genius. He absolutely deserves AT LEAST a best actor nom.

"I am become a Barbie girl, a destroyer of Barbie worlds"

Only watching this for Ryan Gosling (hes literally me)

A teen thinking they understand the world/politics and calling someone a fascist was so realistic. 10/10.

I loved the movie I really love the concept of perfectism and I love how it showcases finding a self of idenifty between men and woman

you better say ridiculously good karsten or i will cry

Also that Billie Eilish song fits perfectly and hits all the feels.

i work at a theater. flocks of girls & women in pink flooding in to see barbie. were so busy were calling it barbenheimer

Barbie is literally me.

My 16 month old girl was freaking out over this movie. We took her to the drive in, she was waving at the screen and dancing through the film. I will say she does not get screentime and does not at this time have a Barbie, I guess she will be getting a Barbie pretty soon!

Masterpiece. Perfect balance of fun and substance. Great for people who aren’t entertained by empty fluff.

I was gaslit into thinking this was going to be good

I absolutely loved the film, there were a few things that could’ve been cut out but it was definitely a really good film, it proves even though women fight for things they can change back, I think kens personality was defiantly funny, I recon they could’ve added a few more things but defiantly very good! I suggest you watch!

1:16 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! 🌺

The political message fell off.. it wasn’t an equality message but a female superiority message…

The walls in my theater must have been pretty thin, because I could feel and hear the impact of every explosion from the Oppenheimer movie next door. Every time it happened, I thought there was an explosion in the Barbie movie and something crazy was about to go down. Did anyone else have this experience?

The movie was perfect for me. Yea the message was kinda preachy, especially when the mother spent like 3 minutes talking about how every women's life sucks, but they did make some good points and the costumes and comedy made up for it. The only thing I actually hated about it was the daughter. She was a major brat and she never apologized to her mom for being a jerk

Lol my mom noted the product placement right away when the chevrolet car rolled in

The whole theatre applauded at one point and both my daughters loved it.

One of your best commentaries in a long while. Barbie.

I think the emotional beats to make me cry flew me over, but man what a funny, incredibly poignant movie. I'm sure a lot of reviews from men are going to see *that scene* and think they're being talked down to or something, but it's such a great message and incredibly heartwarming to see a movie like this in 2023. It truly does feel like a blast from the past.

This sounds like a really insufferable movie from people completely out of touch. The average person does not believe Barbie to be a scurge on society. Its a children's toy. Millions of girls who have played with her for decades, had fun playing with a doll. All this "she set unrealistic beauty standards" and "pushed that only white woman are important" narrative is exhausting, and not the experience most people have taken away from the toy. So the movie trying to make this into a super serious thing not only overshoots who the core audience should be for this, but it also is making drama out of nothing. This reminds me of the stuffy critics recently pushing that Mario saving Peach "in another castle" - poisoned the minds of a generation of men into thinking women were an object or reward. Except, most people just loved Mario games - and didn't think anything more to it then that. I mean you play a freakin mushroom-eating Plumber jumping on turtles. It really isn't that deep. People are tired of being lectured and told they should be concerned about something, even if they don't actually feel its concerning. I also love that the movie spends a huge portion with Ken learning what it's like to be a "real man". I'm sure Hollywood is completely in touch with how most modern men are these days, and has a good grasp on that. It will be really relatable and represent a large section of the gender.

I haven't been this entertained in the theater in over a decade.

Wow, this movie was some of the most fun I've had watching a movie in years. It had me smiling and laughing and feeling from beginning to end. A triumph from a writing, acting and visual standpoint.

I loved this movie for so many reasons. My only critique is I wish they delved into the relationship between the mom and daughter a bit more. I feel like they set up to go more in depth with them and then just forgot about it

This movie was a dissappointment. It did not keep in line with traditional Barbie movie feel. If you've watched every Barbie movie tv show with your kids you'll get what i mean. This was NOT Barbie and Ken, it was two completely different personalities. It was confusing, way too political with adult Themes. My young kids thought it was wierd! Do not recommend if your looking for the real Barbie.

Unfortunately for me i really wanted to like this movie more than i did the first hour or so i was having so much fun i loved the way barbie land look with everything looking like plastic even the way objects and people fall over looked like a kid gliding through the air by hand however towards the third act of this movie where i started thinking "this movie is going to create some interesting conversations" for a movie that seemed like it was marketing for everyone i cant help but to feel like its going to divide its audiance instead of bringing them together