'Barbie': Margot Robbie never thought she'd have 'empathy for a doll' Kingsley Ben-Adir (far left), Ryan Gosling and Ncuti Gatwa play Kens in "Barbie." ...

TOY REVIEWS: ‘Barbie’ and other hit movies inspire a spike in toy sales Stella Bacha of New Haven, 2, is just discovering Barbie dolls and by the looks of it will be a fan for a long time.

In director Greta Gerwig’s playful hands, “Barbie” is a bedazzled plastic Trojan horse. Awash in pink-drenched Dreamhouses and plucky dolls, the enjoyably goofy and enormously creative meta ...

“Barbie” is a fun movie, which seems essential, given that it’s a movie about Barbie. But it’s not just that. It’s over the top, Day-Glo in every way possible, silly and goofy.

Is Barbie the top-heavy, wasp-waisted plastic paragon of false femininity that screwed up generations of girls, or a toy children could shape into their own likenesses?

Greta Gerwig's Barbie is a colorful and fun, but strangely flawed summer blockbuster. The Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie-led film is now playing in theaters.

Review: Toys and humans collide in funny, inspiring 'Barbie' Greta Gerwig packs a lot into the surreal comedy/drama, inspired by the iconic doll. By Chris Hewitt July 18, 2023 at 4:04PM ...

Barbie Review: Margot Robbie Digs Her Heels Into This Generation-Defining Comedy (And Ryan Gosling Is, Like, Pretty Good, Too) No longer wrapped in plastic, but still so very fantastic.