Yep! DH and and I are going to the public movie theaters again! I'm still a little nervous about going to public places, but so far, everyone in the theaters have been self-spacing, which is a relief. (It was right up there with the pilot telling the passengers on my first leg of my Columbus to Boise to keep their damn mouths shut about those of us wearing masks.)
And no, I didn't wear a mask in the theater because I wanted POPCORN!
Seriously, you need popcorn while watching Barbie.
It was fun! It was fabulous! Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were perfect as Stereotypical Barbie and Beach Ken!
A lot of folks pick one side of the political spectrum or the other to paint their dislike of the movie. However, Greta Gerwig and her writing partner Noah Baumbach made equal fun of the patriarchy and feminism. The only thing that surprised me was that Mattel signed off on the script though it made their executives look like a bunch of dumbasses.
I'm not bothering with a spoiler warning because the media has dissected this movie enough, but here's my loves and hates:
LOVES
1) Kate McKinnon killed it as Weird Barbie. She's the only Barbie doll from the movie I want. (She's currently on pre-order on the Mattel website.)
2) Gloria's speech to the Barbies. America Ferrera killed it as the mom who just wanted to share something with her daughter.
3) Ariana Greenblatt as Gloria's self-righteous daughter Sasha was perfect in the trope twist. (The kid doesn't want to save the doll. As Samual L. Jackson's character said in The Kingsman, it's not that kind of movie.)
4) Rhea Perlman kicked butt as the spirit of Barbie creator Ruth Handller.
5) Helen Mirren as the narrator had all the best lines.
6) John Cena obviously didn't feel his manhood was threatened by playing Merman Ken.
7) WIll Ferrell played Mattel's asshole CEO to perfection.
8) Michael Cera was adorable as the only Allan doll.
9) And a shout out to all the actors playing the citizens of Barbieland--You had fun with your roles and it showed.
HATES
1) Not once did the movie acknowledge that Midge married Allan, and that's why she was perpetually pregnant.
What's the star score on Barbie? I plan on seeing it again in the theater, so Barbie gets the double-score of 20 STARS!
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