Margot Robbie had audiences cheering and dressing in pink a couple of years ago in Barbie, and after a brief hiatus — during which she had her first baby — she is back and ready to hit the 2025 movie calendar with A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Colin Farrell co-stars as David who comes together with Robbie’s Sarah for a … well, the title says it all. Ahead of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’s release date, critics were able to screen the romantic fantasy, and they seem to agree that something is lacking.
The film, directed by Kogonada, is highly anticipated as Margot Robbie’s first role post-Barbie, and she’s described it as “one of the most magical experiences of my life.” Are critics feeling the magic? IndieWire’s Ryan Lattanzio is decidedly not, as he gives the movie a D+, calling it “embarrassingly earnest and sentimental” and saying the leads have as much chemistry as two walls that happen to be facing each other. Lattanzio continues:
