The hype, enthusiasm, technology, acting skills, not to mention the iconic doll that promised a fantastic movie does not live up, sorry to say, to the incredibly inane writing of this film.

I was totally with it at the intro though, with the 2001 "Space Odyssey" score and the portrayal of a new concept - a doll that does not need nurturing. I thought this is gonna be great. Even in the first 15 minutes of being exposed to modern movie fantasy sets I still had good expectations, especially since Margot Robbie is so talented. It did not take long, however, for things to fall apart.

The corny dialogue falls flat. Jokes are not funny (unless you are perhaps a fan of American corny slapstick humor). It is not witty either and one has to wonder which age group the writers are aiming for throughout the entire film. I can't imagine a 13 year-old (let alone younger kids with their parents) understanding what is going on in this convoluted sex roll obsessed story that consists of such foolish, not to mention allusive dialogue. If this film was for adults, then that is even more appalling. The aforementioned faults are only part of the problem.

The plot, which I deemed pointless, confusing and totally unengaging was only a minor distraction to the supporting characters, which were either braindead or lacking any kind of believability, (except for perhaps the Ruth Handler character). It is one thing for dolls to be brainwashed and then transported back and forth with a simplicity even Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz would find effortlessly trite, but as said before, the "real life" characters don't have that justification. You can't really relate to any of them.

I almost never write reviews, but this film was so bad I could not get the criticism out of my head.

It is one of the worst films I have ever seen. I gave it a 3 simply because of Margot Robbie and the innovative sets. Otherwise it would have gotten a 1. If you need a Barbie fix, you are much better off with Aqua's "Barbie Girl" from 1997.