I always knew Barbie was going to be hit and miss. The reality was the acting was spot on and I'll give it 3 stars purely on the basis that it had some good humour points.

However as a movie goes; What was this?

I probably live on another planet, but the fact was, the movie was garbage. Barbie lives off the name and nothing more. Yes, the references to the classic toys was amusing and reminded me of me playing as a 4 year old kid with my 8 year old sisters Barbies. I laughed with my wife over those things, and there was an element of nostalgia but it was sort of trying to play the "Toy Story" game too seriously.

Talking of which, Toy Story is probably one of the most amazing Pixar movies of all time. The story, the hidden lines, and personas; But Barbie, tried to take this and add something to it which it failed miserably at.

The story is muddy at best, but the actors do their best to keep it above water to some degree, but ultimately it was a garbage storyline.

Barbie essentially is a movie built on hype, it's history and ultimately it's name. It's a maestro example of marketing.

The short of the long, you can market a turd to be something incredible, but at the end of the day, it's still a turd.