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Topics: Margot Robbie, Barbie, Film and TV
Keryn Donnelly
If you needed another sign to get to your nearest cinema and see the Barbie movie immediately, here it is.
The live-action film, which is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive 88 per cent score.
So far, 83 critic reviews have been added to the site, with most of the critics agreeing that Barbie is a must-watch.
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Christy Lemire from Rogererbert.com called the film a 'dazzling achievement' and a 'visual feast', while Chandler Levack from Globe and Mail said it is 'both a master’s thesis on feminism and an Austin Powers-esque romp'.
Jane Crowther from Total Film said Barbie 'thinks right outside of the box' and Richard Roeper from the Chicago Sun-Times said its 'one of the smartest, funniest, sweetest, most insightful and just plain flat-out entertaining movies of the year'.
Here are just a few of the glowing reviews.
Alice Saville from Time Out wrote: "This is a wonderfully fun watch that somehow manages to simultaneously celebrate and satirise the Barbie brand, its feminism and girliness pairing like gorpcore sandals with a floaty pink skirt.
Variety's Peter Debruge added: "Gerwig has made the kind of family film she surely wishes had been available to her when she was a girl, sneaking a message (several of them, really) inside Barbie’s hollow hourglass figure.
"That’s an admirable achievement.
Adam Graham from Detroit News said: "Barbie is not only built for this moment, it's built to last, just like the doll at its center. This is a Barbie you'll want to hold onto and cherish for quite some time."
Of course, with a score of 88 per cent there were a few critics who didn't enjoy the film.
"There’s a streak of defensiveness to Barbie, as though it’s trying to anticipate and acknowledge any critiques lodged against it before they’re made, which renders it emotionally inert despite the efforts at wackiness," wrote Alison Willmore from Vulture.
Stephanie Zacharek from Time Magazine added: "The things that are good about Barbie end up being steamrollered by all the things this movie is trying so hard to be. Its playfulness is the arch kind. Barbie never lets us forget how clever it’s being, every exhausting minute."
Barbie opens in cinemas on Thursday, July 20.