The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Barbie: Star Light Adventure
Animation · Family · Science Fiction · 2016
When Barbie, a cosmic princess with a hoverboard, learns that the brightly shining stars have begun to dim, she begins a rescue mission to save the galaxy.
Movie details
Barbie: Star Light Adventure
“A new kind of princess!”
2016 Animation · Family · Science Fiction 1h 19m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.8 / 10
1.2K votes
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When Barbie, a cosmic princess with a hoverboard, learns that the brightly shining stars have begun to dim, she begins a rescue mission to save the galaxy.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Barbie: Star Light Adventure?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Barbie: Princess Adventure
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Barbie in Rock 'N Royals
Animation · 2015
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Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia
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Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
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Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Goguen · Andrew Tan
Written by
Kacey Arnold
Erica Lindbeck
Barbie (voice)
Robbie Daymond
Leo (voice)
Kimberly Woods
Sal-Lee (voice)
S
Sarah Anne Williams
Sheena / Kareena / Sprites (voice)
Michael Chandler
Dad (voice)
Dwight Schultz
Constantine (voice)
Ben Bledsoe
Artemis (voice)
Court is in session
Put Barbie: Star Light Adventure on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.