...and the Barbie movie managed to exceed them. I haven't been this excited to see a movie in a very long time, and after going to see it twice in the theater, I still can't stop thinking about it. The writing was phenomenal, the acting was solid, the sets were fun, and the story was lovely. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me call my mom and invite her to go see it together. It takes a lot for a movie to be able to deliver an important message, be entertaining to many generations of movie watchers, and even make you want to go see it again. I believe everyone involved in the creation of this movie knocked it out of the park!