Barbie: A Fairy Secret

Wow! Some of the reviews on this flick are freakin' HARSH-CITY! Here's a News Flash to some reviewers: THIS MOVIE WAS NOT MADE FOR YOU!!

I've got two daughters, ages 6 and 9. They both enjoyed it, particularly my 6 year old who was jumping up off the couch because she was totally getting into the movie. The thing I noticed the most was how much they were smiling and giggling throughout the entire film. (Isn't that what these films are all about?

I thought the voice acting was fine, and the computer animation was on par with all the other BARBIE movies we have in our collection.

I asked them what their score would be for this, and they both said "It was AWESOME!" So, I give it TEN STARS for its intended audience.

The bottom line is that NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THIS MOVIE CONSIDERING THE TARGET AUDIENCE, AND BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS GREATLY ENJOYED THIS FILM!

And that's what really matters the most.

So the music and outfits in this were great. The animation is cute and the story is pretty interesting. We kind of get a funny fish out water situation with Ken in the fairy world.

But the fairies are very clearly trying to keep their identities as faeries a secret from humans. So it doesn't make sense that there is a store in Gloss Angeles especially for humans that needs wings. I found it to be unbelievable and a huge plot hole.

It's one of those movies that leave you wanting more. The development between Barbie and Raquel was better than I expected. I liked that it didn't just focus on Barbie. Ken's little segments were always a joy. I do wish we got more world building and logistics but this is a Barbie movie. The fashion fairies were fun. I will say I want more of this and I was left with questions about the villain. I feel like they could've done more with her character too. I think this is a really fun and funny movie to watch with friends. The characters are intriguing. Ken was not all that though. TLDR really good, wanted more but that doesn't matter.

This movie is incredible, it changed my life. About 10 years ago or so, i went to prison for tax evasion (yes, like shakira) and just recently i had gotten out and the first thing my newborn daughter (she was a miracle as i was in prison and my wife still got pregnant 😁) wanted to see was this movie. I fell in love with it. Its the only thing i watch now. I watch every it night before bed and at every meal and every single morning. This movie has influenced my life in a way jail never will. Im a changed 43 year old man now.

I wanted to like A Fairy Secret, and tried to. But I just couldn't. And this is coming from somebody who actually likes the Barbie movies(especially Nutcracker, Diamond Castle, Island Princess and Prince and the Pauper). But although I haven't yet seen Fashion Fairytale, despite hearing a lot of negative press about that one, I can't imagine until I see it that it will be worse than this. The only redeeming quality for me of A Fairy Secret was the catchy soundtrack, and even that is nowhere near as good as those for Nutcracker, Rapunzel and Swan Lake. I disliked the animation here, entries like Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Diamond Castle have beautiful animation that is full of colour and fluidity, but here the colours are lifeless, the backgrounds blocky and the character designs at their most plastic. The writing focuses far too much on fashion(seemingly fashion is like the most important thing in the world) and behavioural snobbery, and the story instead of being charming with good messages is formulaic and rushed with values of stealing boyfriends and vanity. The characters are no longer cute, but now act like childish brats, especially Ken. Barbie in another of her as...roles is no longer resourceful and kind but now a stereotypical teenager, the anti-thesis of her persona in the first place, in other words she's at her least likable. The voice work is stilted, nobody sounds natural as their characters, granted I wasn't expecting any big names to pop up and practically embody their roles like in Nutcracker, Rapunzel, Swan Lake and Three Musketeers but at least the voice actors could've sounded as though they were bringing some kind of life to the proceedings. Overall, a huge disappointment, I'm expecting little from Fashion Fairytale but I just pray that it isn't worse than this. 2/10 Bethany Cox