Review of Barbie (2023) by Alex Flood for NME — 18 Jul 2023
Sprinkled throughout are marketing messages (“Barbie means you can be anything”) that sound like they come straight from a press release. Gerwig is clever enough to deliver these with self-awareness and some sarcastic jokes (Mirren thanking Barbie for ending misogyny is a highlight), meaning the balance between reality and commercial is never lost.
For a movie that ostensibly exists to promote a doll, this is laudable.
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This review of Barbie (2023) was written by Alex Flood and published by NME on 18 Jul 2023.
Barbie has generally received positive reviews.
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