By now, there are no original takes on Greta Gerwig's imagining of the iconic doll. 2023's 'Barbie' was a cultural juggernaut, but where there's lots of hype, there's typically lots of overrated-ness to go around.

It's hard to pin down exactly what 'Barbie' is supposed to be. While it's technically a comedy (or at minimum, a dramedy), the humor is hard to come by in this 114-minute sillyserious-fest. The main point of the movie is to provide commentary on sex roles within a post-#MeToo society with a modern-day twist on feminism. While the plot probably looked good on paper, it suffers in the translation onto the screen. There are so many scenes that fall flat or are faux highbrow that not even accomplished actors like Margot Robbie or Ryan Gosling, nor a soundtrack dominated by Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish, can save them.

Gerwig is a talented director, there's no denying that. It's unfortunate that she is getting so much notoriety for a flimsy film when she has much stronger entries in her library.