Don’t Box Them In: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Live Up to the Hype in ‘Barbie’
usmagazine.com3 stars (out of 4) The Barbie marketing campaign deserves raves. Margot Robbie established herself as a living doll on various red carpets — love that Day-to-Night Barbie throwback outfit! — while Ryan Gosling exuded the perfect amount of Ken-ergy.
Bravo to all.Now, playtime’s over. And the answer to the big question is yes, life in plastic … it’s fantastic. Or, without the benefit of paraphrasing a 1997 novelty song: The Barbie movie is a delightful, highly stylized and super-endearing crowd pleaser.
See it once to marvel at the ace performances and impeccable fashion and production design; catch it again just to prove to yourself that the whole thing wasn’t a neon-hued fever dream.On the candy-coated surface, the highly anticipated comedy chronicles the adventures of the famed fashion doll (Robbie), known here as “Stereotypical Barbie.” In Barbieland — where pink isn’t so much a color as it is a lifestyle choice — she wakes up with a smile and sunny attitude to match.
She and her Barbie counterparts, played by the likes of Issa Rae, Hari Nef and Emma Mackey, reign supreme.
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