Barbie: A Perfect Christmas

The storyline and message is passable but the voice acting leaves much to be desired and the singing is TERRIBLE. I understand that they wanted Barbie to be more "modern" so they had a casting change from the original woman who voiced Barbie. But if she is going to sing she should still have a gorgeous, stunning voice. The singing voice of Barbie (and every other character) is disappointing. The songs had so much potential but I can barely stand listening to these average voices. Especially considering the singing voice Barbie used to have (Kelly Sheridan). What a let down, I hope the producers take note. Barbie is supposed to be what everyone else deems as the perfect person...good at everything...except apparently singing. Sure, her voice is more raspy and "modern" now but being modern doesn't mean you need to sing like an amateur. And what's with the child's voice? She is what, 6 or 7? Why isn't a child of that age portraying her? The animation has also gone downhill since A Mermaid Tale and Fashion Fairy Tale. I hope this is a one time flub and Mermaid Tale 2 will bring back the awesomeness of the other films. And please, if she's going to do another film where she is singing, BRING BACK KELLY SHERIDAN. What you have done to Barbie is not awesome, cool, trendy or modern. You are making her boring, average, shallow and untalented.

Its a nice movie to watch on christmas time with catchy songs and great messages about the value of Christmas and family.

My family loves this movie! After starting the movie with some high ideals and focusing on themselves, the characters go through some ups and downs and learn a new understanding of what a "perfect" Christmas is. The message is the perfect Christmas is about enjoying time with people you love and sharing. You will leave this movie with a warmed heart. We did not notice nor did we participate in any commercialism associated with this or any other Barbie movie. We enjoy the movies for what they are.

Just not as sweet or entertaining as other movies in the Barbie series. The younger sisters are rude to one another, calling each other names. I felt that the moral of the story was lost on my five year old, but the meanness was not. Not impressed with this installment and we have loved the Barbie series to date. Storyline was weak, not much dialogue ( mostly filler scenes) overall a disappointing movie for me..However, my daughter still thought it was cute, but I prefer kinder, gentler characters as role models and would not recommend this if your parenting style is one of showing your children positive kind messages.