Review of Barbie (2023) by Jocelyn Noveck for The Associated Press — 19 Jul 2023
The neatest trick is how Barbie, starring a pitch-perfect Margot Robbie — and after a minute you’ll never be able to imagine anyone else doing it — can simultaneously and smoothly both mock and admire its source material.
Gerwig deftly threads that needle, even if the film sags in its second half under the weight of its many ideas and some less-than-developed character arcs.
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This review of Barbie (2023) was written by Jocelyn Noveck and published by The Associated Press on 19 July 2023.
Barbie has generally received positive reviews.
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