Barbie (12A)
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re Ken.
Eccentric and individualistic, Barbie is exiled from Barbieland because of her imperfections. When her home world is in peril, Barbie returns with the knowledge that what makes her different also makes her stronger.
'Gerwig and Baumbach waste no time in racing through the scenes you might anticipate... Their exuberantly eccentric fairy tale has some of the dark, angst-ridden surrealism of Charlie Kaufman and the meticulous eeriness of Stanley Kubrick' ★★★★★ BBC
'Weird and wonderful, it’s one of the funnest and funniest movies ever made – and is brilliantly spearheaded by actress and producer Margot Robbie, along with writer-director Greta Gerwig' ★★★★★ Evening Standard
'Barbie is one of the most inventive, immaculately crafted and surprising mainstream films in recent memory - a testament to what can be achieved within even the deepest bowels of capitalism' ★★★★★ The Independent
‘Greta Gerwig delivers a new kind of ambitious and giddily entertaining blockbuster that boasts two definitive performances from actors already in their stride. Life after Barbie will simply never be the same again’ ★★★★ Empire
'This is a wonderfully fun watch that somehow manages to simultaneously celebrate and satirise the Barbie brand, its feminism and girliness pairing like gorpcore sandals with a floaty pink skirt' ★★★★ Time Out
'Has a few rough edges, but Gerwig continues to dance to her own beat' ★★★★ Little White Lies
Gerwig’s film - while still fundamentally being a summer comedy adventure about the Barbie toy line – is far from the blunt-force cash grab many of us feared. In fact it’s deeply bizarre, conceptually slippery and often roar-out-loud hilarious. ★★★★ Daily Telegraph
'It’s funny, it’s bright and uplifting, and I think has a lot to say about the modern world – both in terms of feminism and gender equality. Ryan Gosling really goes all-out' ★★★★ Daily Telegraph
'It’s a riotously entertaining candy-coloured feminist fable that manages simultaneously to celebrate, satirise and deconstruct its happy-plastic subject. Audiences will be delighted. Mattel should be ecstatic' ★★★★ The Observer
'Yes, this strange, strange film is a big con, but it’s one you can’t help tipping a pink cowboy hat towards' ★★★★ Irish Times
'It is a film that says "girls who love pink can also be feminists' ★★★★ The Jewish Chronicle
'What a gorgeous and fascinating mishmash this is' ★★★★ The Times
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Bring Baby Screening
The screening on Tues 22 Aug 11.30am is exclusively for parents, carers and grown-ups with children under 2 years. Lights are kept on low level and you can move around if you need to. Tickets are £5.50 for adults (including a cup of tea/coffee); babies and infants are free of charge. Seating is unreserved and unaccompanied adults are not admitted.