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 in the Pink Shoes
Animation · Family · 2013
About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts.
Movie details
Barbie in the Pink Shoes
“Listen to the beat of your heart and keep on dancing.”
2013 Animation · Family 1h 15m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts.
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 in the Pink Shoes?
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.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Owen Hurley
Written by
Alison Taylor
Kelly Sheridan
Kristyn (voice)
Katie Crown
Hailey (voice)
Ali Liebert
Tara / Hannah (voice)
Brett Dier
Dillon / Prince Seigfried (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain
Madame Natasha / Snow Queen / Sugar Plum Fairy / Swan Dancer / Stage Manager (voice)
Bill Mondy
Rothbart / Thorpe / Peasant (voice)
Lori Triolo
Madame Katerina (voice)
Court is in session
Put Barbie in the Pink Shoes 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.