Barbie saw its review embargo lift on Tuesday evening, and early word is overwhelmingly positive for the new Greta Gerwig film.
The film had a Rotten Tomatoes score in the 90s after the embargo lifted, and there are plenty of critics who feel that the project is already one of the best films of the year.
While the film won’t officially open until Thursday night preview showings, early word for the film has helped support the hype that’s been building for the project since it was announced.
If you’d like to read about what exactly film critics are raving about with this new project, we’ve compiled some reviews you can check out below.
Greta Gerwig's dazzling #Barbie succeeds as both a gleeful escape and a battle cry (via @christylemire) https://t.co/djdt2jG3Sn
— RogerEbert.com (@ebertvoices) July 18, 2023
'Barbie' Review: Greta Gerwig’s Comedic Candy-Coated Fantasia Doubles as an Existential Epic About Being Alive by @sophia_cim #Barbie #BarbieMovie #BarbieTheMovie https://t.co/WL9g8nyGjH
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) July 18, 2023
‘Barbie’ Review: An Existential & Electrifying Comedy Cementing Greta Gerwig’s Status As Master Storyteller https://t.co/EYGN0fPaEU pic.twitter.com/LydkM9dKSX
— The Playlist (@ThePlaylistNews) July 18, 2023
‘Barbie’ Review: Greta Gerwig Goes Way Outside the Box with Her Funny, Feminist Fantasia https://t.co/zGF3rVGDZf via @IndieWire
— Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) July 18, 2023
Review: #Barbie takes a glittery pink heel to the throat of anyone that dared to think Greta Gerwig would deliver anything less than greatness. An existential adventure and one of the best films of 2023.https://t.co/933XNVABhM
— /Film (@slashfilm) July 18, 2023
“Anchored by a charming Margot Robbie, an endearing America Ferrera and a phenomenal Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig’s hilarious, heartfelt and incredibly moving ‘BARBIE’ is a triumph that is destined to become a future classic.”
Our review of #Barbie: https://t.co/n4zzNylFqM pic.twitter.com/ILbjGgxvKD
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) July 18, 2023
BARBIE: full review to come but Greta Gerwig just made this generation’s Robert Altman’s POPEYE
— Hoai-Tran Bui (@htranbui) July 18, 2023
BARBIE: full review to come but Greta Gerwig just made this generation’s SHREK
— soap (@soapyhadid) July 18, 2023
On the delightful Mattelian neorealism of Greta Gerwig's BARBIE: https://t.co/Uttt1lWg8U
— Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) July 18, 2023
I recently saw an independent picture called BARBIE. Here is a review of that https://t.co/IaBx55ENCL
— Richard Lawson (@rilaws) July 18, 2023
She's everything, he's just Ken, and @IGN says their movie's a 9: https://t.co/BZPU8O5zKf
— Erik Adams (@ErikMAdams) July 18, 2023
"Life after Barbie will simply never be the same again."
Margot Robbie's iconic doll goes on a journey to the real world in Greta Gerwig's #Barbie. Read the Empire review now: https://t.co/uCJZ5toQls pic.twitter.com/tLkeQWgi8L
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) July 18, 2023
'Barbie' Review: "While Greta Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach may couch this self-discovery narrative in powder pinks and unrelenting pep, their message is authentic and acerbic," says @NikkiBaughan https://t.co/Fq8TrYq2s1
— Screen International (@Screendaily) July 18, 2023
Our #BarbieMovie review: Greta Gerwig Delivers a Fierce Feminist Statement Dressed in Pink https://t.co/74VMVsS33Z
— Sharon Waxman (@sharonwaxman) July 18, 2023
"A new modern summer classic that is as indulgent as it is sharp…it's fantastic."
Here is my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#review of #BarbieTheMovie (@warnerbrosuk), which is out on Friday: https://t.co/UiXuMg9HO3
— Katie Smith-Wong (@KatieSmithWong) July 18, 2023
“#Barbie is flawlessly fantastic & a vibrant delight with incredibly casting & performances that manages to go above & beyond all expectations to tap all the bases.”
Read our ★★★★★ review: https://t.co/znHdon8aV3
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) July 18, 2023
