The Plasticville of "Barbie-Land" is Initially Eye-Catching, but too Tame to be Eye-Popping,

as the Perennial Girl's-Doll "Barbie" is Devastated to Discover Her Feet are Flat, and Cellulite is Forming on Her Thighs, Caused by a "Rip" in the "Real-World-Barbie-Land" Continuum.

It's Something She Never has Experienced, not even slightly, and it Causes Her to "Breakdown" and Seek-Out "Weird-Barbie" for Advice.

She is Told to Travel to the "Real-World" and Find the Source and Confront the Situation.

A Mildly Entertaining "Romp" in L. A. Visiting Headquarters, the Board-Rooms Answer is for Her to Get Back in Her Box Immediately.

She Does Find the Souece and it's Back to "Barbie-Land",

where Social Structures, a Woman's Place, and All Things Gender-Suppressing are Given the Sledgehammer, Heavy-Handed, Treatment of All Time.

Never-Ending Platitudes and Self-Analysis that Drone On and On Way Past the Point of its Point Being Made and Then Some.

What is the "Fun-Stuff"...the Land where Barbie Lives and Dreams, along with the Other "Barbies" and "Kens",

is Snuffed-Out by an Overload of Free-Will-Free-Wheeling Dialog and Songs, that are Not-so-Much Fun, but are Text-Book Tedium, that Frankly will Go Over the Heads of Younger Viewers (you know the ones that actually play with "Barbies").

The Movie is a Tonal Mess, that Never Really Finds the Right Note (the Songs are borderline awful), and the Disconnect is On Display Throughout.

It Basically Takes All the Criticism of the "Stereotypical" Barbie Over-the-Years, that Caused the Toy-Line to Venture "Barbie" with Every Conceivable "Profession-Career" a Woman Might Choose, and Echo those Attacks Repeatedly for 2 Hrs.

The "Fun" Drains, and the Movie Actually Ends-Up with an All-Out Gender Battle Between the "Barbies" and the "Kens" that is a Dud,

and the Resolution is Less than Satisfying, and Depending on Your POV, Frustrating and may have You Feeling Angry.

A Missed-Opportunity Killed by Over-Reaching for an All-Inclusive Post-Modern Take on Gender that Wrenches what Joyful, Other-Worldly, Trippy-Time Visiting "Barbie-Land" Could Have Been.

Note...While Margo Robbie looks great in all those costumes, Ryan Gosling is out-right hideous and ugly, especially with open or no shirt.