Barbie shouldn't work. Barbie does work. Gloriously. Barbie is spirited and funny, poignant and meaningful. Barbie is a pastel kaleidoscope of party-time perfection that cements Gerwig's status as one of this generation's upper-tier directors, a visionary artist with both the discipline to make a technically flawless film and the passion to make us care about it all. Barbie is everything I could want it to be.
Movie Review: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
I can't help but think that the fine folks at Netflix did a double-take when they first checked out You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, easily one of the best and most rewarding of the Happy Madison Netflix films and I'd dare say destined to be one of 2023's most rewarding family films.
