Look, this is a 2005 direct-to-video Barbie movie, so let's be real about what we're dealing with here. It's perfectly safe, has a sweet sister story, and won't rot anyone's brain—but it's also deeply formulaic and the animation has aged about as well as a flip phone.

If you have a 5-year-old in peak princess mode who will watch literally anything with a tiara, sure, throw it on. The sisterhood theme is genuinely nice, and there's something to be said for media that's just... harmless. No edge, no surprises, no concerns.

But for most modern kids raised on Pixar and Disney's theatrical releases? This is going to feel like watching something from the Stone Age. The 6.6 IMDb rating tells you everything—it's fine, it's forgettable, it's the definition of "sure, whatever." There are dozens of better princess movies out there if you're not specifically mining the Barbie back catalog for nostalgia reasons.