Review of Barbie (2023) by Dirac — 21 Jul 2023

After seeing this I understand why Mattel was curating the publicity so much. This is deceptive marketing plan and simple.

This is not a good movie; it is mean spirited, down putting, and reductive. Which is sad, as the toy was always up lifting and inclusive.

The character they want you to see as the villain; if you flipped the gender, the character would be held up by some people as a held back hero. And the message at the end... yeah not a great message, and a hero that thinks this solution is good isnt a hero just another villain; an eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind.

I have never asked for my money back from a movie but I did this time. And the look in the eyes of the kid behind the counter I think I wont be the only one. Bc of the marketing it will do good this weekend but drop like lead brick.

With Ghostbusters 2016 and now this, anything with Kate Mckinnon is now a automatic no see movie for me.