Bratz
2007 · Directed by Sean McNamara
Original language: English
- comedy
- music
- family
The story
The popular Bratz dolls come to life in their first live-action feature film. Finding themselves being pulled further and further apart, the fashionable four band together to fight peer pressure, learn what it means to stand up for your friends, be true to oneself and live out your dreams.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated and deliberately candy-coated: hot pinks, electric teals and glossy mall-store palettes fill nearly every frame, with fashion-catalogue framing, quick cutaways to bedroom makeovers and mall montages, and a camera that stays close and playful during the shopping and dance sequences. The sound is a constant bubblegum pop soundtrack, bouncy synth hooks and sing-along choruses that rarely let up, so it plays best as a loud, cheerful experience rather than a quiet one. Its vibe is breezy, sugary and upbeat, a sleepover movie with a glitter-dusted finish. It suits a lazy afternoon, a girls' night in, or something to put on for kids while you tidy up. Pacing is brisk and sitcom-light, the emotional beats are simple and sincere, and the arcs follow four friends who drift apart under peer pressure and find their way back to each other and to their own tastes. Intensity is very low: a few mild teen squabbles and social sting, no real violence, no sexual content, no fear. It is made for fans of the dolls, for younger teens and anyone wanting upbeat, gentle, friendship-centred comedy.
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