Oh my god… this movie is really bad. I get that they are trying to bring the idea of Barbie as a teenage girl in high school but they pretty much made diaries of a teenage drama queen in CG. Not only has it been done many times before, but it's not even done that well. Between the CG and the script, I just feel like it was way to rushed compared to the other Barbie shows.The story is so cliché. So cliché that it just makes me a little sick. I was never a fan of those shows because its always about the semi-fashion crazy girls who are trying to get the most popular guy in school, rocks out with a band, and tries all she can to be popular. It really couldn't be farther from what I went though. I was considered an outcast and lived in that moment. I never cared what I wore, who I dated, or even 'rocking out' with a band. It's hard not to break from what I was like and all the cliché stuff that was happening. I felt like I was watching an Avril Lavine movie. It feels like a cop out to the Barbie franchise that even though the movies were for the younger audience, they had a sort of magic that didn't feel like just a cop to other shows that were already out there.Oh my god the CG. They really made this look bad. I can't believe how sad the characters look and the way they played with the hair. It's almost like the hair was just pasted on the characters in the ugliest way. It's grouped together so that when they move, the hair moves in rather strange groups and not very fluid at all. They tried to do a bunch of cell shading but make it look real life. That really doesn't work because even as a teen, Barbie's proportions look as though her head is inflated. Her body is way too small to keep that overgrown head up. The same goes for all her friends and even the guys somewhat. When characters move, they feel really stiff and not as fluid as they should be.The only thing I think they did well was some of the music, making it sound like something a typical teen would sing. The voices are also similar to the other movies to where I thought that it was the same voice actor (might have been, don't really know).I feel as though this was the lower end to the Barbie series.

I say this as a 20 year old female who actually does like the Barbie movies, especially Nutcracker, Diamond Castle, Prince and the Pauper and Island Princess, Rapunzel, 12 Dancing Princesses and Swan Lake I also have a soft spot for. But I didn't care for Barbie Diaries. It is better than Fairy Secret and Fashion Fairytale, unlike those two while lame it isn't completely awful. The soundtrack was great, the ending with Barbie redeeming herself was nice and the voice acting was good, unlike the two I just mentioned Barbie Diaries actually has the advantage of Barbie being voiced by Kelly Sheridan. However, the animation is not as vibrant or as detailed and at times even looks rough. The writing lacks heart and is corny a lot of the time, the story is shallow and predictable, I didn't like the messages of vanity and obsessing about being popular and boys and the characters while not as bratty as Fairy Secret and Fashion Fairytale are not very likable and are very stereotypical. All in all, pretty lame but not the worst. 4/10 Bethany Cix

I'm not an ignorant child, nor am I a parent, so this may vary from other opinions. Children and parents have gotten used to seeing our Little Miss Perfect Barbie as a princess who ends up living 'happily ever after'. This movie, however, strayed away from the usual Barbie magic approach and went into the real world. It was almost refreshing. Many high schools are not how they are portrayed in the movie, but some do match the one as seen in The Barbie Diaries. I think the film isn't one for young children, possibly under seven, but is good to show Barbie fans. We can't have children growing up thinking the world is strictly a wonderful place and that they're going to be turned into a swan or something along those lines— they need a small taste of reality.So overall, the movie was okay and a nice way to stray from the usual Barbie expectancies.

Okay, I'm 15. Where I live, it is usually not a good thing to watch Barbie. Of course, you could ask anyone that knows me, if I'm a little weird...bingo, I am. I'm somewhat known to have the interests of an 8 year old. But still, this movie was awesome.Kelly Sheridan, one of my favorite voice-actresses, once again stars as Barbie. Matt Hill, from "Ed, Edd, and Eddy", is Kevin. They did an excellent job. The humor wasn't even that lame, it was actually entertaining.The movie is a softer version of Mean Girls. Notice I say softer. It doesn't fail to show how girls can be and gossip is spread. Mothers of wee little ones, I suggest showing them the other Barbie movies instead. I think it's just a little too mature for probably 7 and under. In my opinion, viewer discretion is advised for the little ones. Read some of the reviews on amazon.com for more information.