"Give Ryan Gosling an Oscar nom!": first Barbie reactions suggest film is a doll

Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s ambitious satire in which Margot Robbie’s titular blonde escapes Barbieland to experience the real world, has drawn ecstatic reactions from audiences at an early screening. Variety’s social media editor Katcy Stephan called the movie “perfection” and added: “Greta Gerwig delivers a nuanced commentary on what it means to be a woman in a whimsical, wonderful and laugh-out-loud funny romp. The entire cast shines, especially Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in roles they were clearly born to play.” Meanwhile ScreenRant writer Joseph Deckelmeier said the film was “funny, bombastic and very smart”. “Greta Gerwig aims for the fences and hits a home run,” he added, calling Robbie “great” and Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu – who play Kens – “pure entertainment”.

tips

satire：讽刺

titular：名誉的，有名无实的；有头衔的（title）

blonde：金发女人

ecstatic：狂喜的

nuanced：细微差别

commentary：评论

whimsical：异想天开的（whimsy 怪念头）

romp：冒险故事书

cast：演员阵容；投掷

bombastic：夸大的

fence：栅栏