She's been Astronaut Barbie, Teacher Barbie, Doctor Barbie, President Barbie. Now after 64 years, we have live-action Movie Star Barbie. In 'Barbie,' Greta Gerwig serves up a clever, idea-packed take on the doll's story, AP critic Jocelyn Noveck writes.
It’s back to the basics for indie rock multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird with his latest release, “Outside Problems.”
Other Barbies? Well, we know how many Barbie versions exist on store shelves, and Gerwig and her writing partner Noah Baumbach take this one step further: If they’re all Barbies, that means “Barbie” is all of THEM. There’s no one Barbie — although Robbie, who plays Stereotypical Barbie , is the focal point.
Speaking of dancing, one night at Barbie’s “giant blowout party,” she suddenly starts thinking about … death. The next morning she has bad breath, and OMG, her famously arched feet go flat! Also gravity happens, so she falls off her house. There’s so much more, and we’re over our word limit — which may just be the feeling Gerwig had when trying to fit her ideas under two hours. And all her actors: It would’ve been great to see more Issa Rae as President Barbie, Emerald Fennell as pregnant, discontinued Midge, and Michael Cera as Allan-who-can-wear-Ken’s-clothes. In any case, the snappy pace starts to lag.
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