![]() ![]() ![]() A Christmas Carol passes all of the script tests, all of the retelling tests, and even the Christmas tests. ![]() ![]() It’s the rare treasure that illustrates that sometimes, in the midst of the superficial, childish scripts employed by Mattel, there are surprisingly sophisticated accomplishments. I did know, however, in the back of my brain, that if I ever did decide to resume this project, the snatches I had seen of A Christmas Carol over the years promised something at least mediocre – not necessarily good, but not a crime against storytelling that makes one want to drink bleach.īut ain’t it a kick in the head – Barbie in A Christmas Carol isn’t just not awful, it’s actually the best Barbie film since probably Magic of Pegasus. I might have pronounced at the end of my Diamond Castle review that there was nowhere to go from that point but up, but that really wasn’t saying much and my brain just couldn’t take any more stupidity. Only thirteen films into this project, and the combined efforts of Mariposa and The Diamond Castle had me ready to throw in the towel. This review is dedicated to my sister, who read the previous reviews and encouraged me to go on when I never wanted to watch another post-2007 Barbie film, and promised me that not everything that lay ahead would irrevocably suck. THE BARBIE PROJECT: SOMETIMES WE NEED TO FACE THINGS THAT FRIGHTEN US. ![]()
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