Bratz
Bratz
PG | 03 August 2007 (USA)
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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.

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SnoReptilePlenty

Memorable, crazy movie

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Lucia Ayala

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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Hattie

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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Zlatica

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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TheLittleSongbird

Despite my indifference towards the Bratz dolls and disliking what they stand for, and disliking just as much the 2005 CGI-animated show, seeing as there are good examples of musical, comedy and high school films so gave 'Bratz' the benefit of the doubt with an open mind. Plus Jon Voigt has shown that he can be good if the material is (i.e. 'Midnight Cowboy').Although expectations were not high to begin with, 'Bratz' managed to not only be exactly what was expected but be worse. It gets points for some nice bright colours which stops it from being one of the all-time worst films, but that is pretty much the only very faint praise. The 2005 show, as very bad as it was, at least tried to incorporate some unoriginal but important morals and relevant relatable issues. This film also does both, but they are not just ones done to death in every kind of visual media in existence but they are delivered also with the subtlety of a sledge-hammer and in no way feel meaningful.They are also further disadvantaged by the stereotyping, it's not just one or two aspects or characters that are stereotypical. Everything is stereotyped to the maximum, seeming like every one in existence, and in a way that make tea party saucers and very shallow water when swimming in the sea look deep in comparison. The un-subtlety is similarly applicable here as it is in the morals/issues 'Bratz' tries to show, the stereotypes are excessive in number, over-exaggerated and a few are not for the easily offended. Not in a while have more shallow and unlikeable characters graced any film by me seen by me recently, they all live up to their names as brats with personalities that never sparkle and instead make one depressed and they serve as unhealthy role models for the primary target audience.Other than the bright colours, there is a real straight-to-video/DVD look to 'Bratz'. It strives for glitz but ends up being pure garish tack with unexceptional at best amateurish at worst filming. The songs written for the film are repetitive and irritate fast, even the worst of the songs heard in the charts today are more tolerable than the songs here. They are also sung with variable sense of pitch, lacklustre energy and nasal, and at times shouty, poorly recorded voices that are far more unpleasant than the worst singing of Disney Channel stars. The choreography is lazy and danced with awkwardness.Calling the script stilted and shallow are insults to those words. It's truly cringe-worthy, forced and vapid, so poorly delivered and has no substance whatsoever. The story is non-existent thin and would strain to sustain even a half an hour television episode let alone a feature length film.And now we come to the acting, have not seen acting this appalling in quite some time. Everyone either looks like they are on autopilot or are so over the top that one feels ashamed for struggling to laugh out loud. There is no discernible chemistry between them either, with the titular characters it is hard to believe that they are friends with the way they interact and believe.Of the performances, Chelsea Staub as Meredith gives perhaps one of the worst performances ever. Similarly, once again (just when you think he couldn't get just as bad as his career-low-point, film and performance, in 'Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2'), Jon Voigt disgraces himself with an bumbling idiot role (that is actually meant to be an authority figure) overacted dreadfully, and no obviously prosthetic/false nose won't give you any dignity sadly Jon no matter how hard you try to hide behind it by looking barely recognisable.In conclusion, lots of brat-itude but no style or substance of any kind. 2/10 Bethany Cox

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CJ_Thorpe

I've seen a lot of bad films, for comedic purposes, but this is by far the worst.I cant believe people are defending this as being "A movie for little girls". If you show this movie to children, you are a bad parent. Its the most vapid "film" in existence and will do nothing but breed future contestants for "The only way is Essex" and "Jersey Shore".

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michauxchloe

Best movie E-V-E-R! We spent an amazing night watching this movie! Can't wait for part 2! Tell everyone about this movie! There's even a pink flamingo and a dog in a tutu.Still, this was awesome. Would have been better in English, the french translation would have had Molière turn in his grave. But what can you do? Bratz forever!

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tony-68180

Look, obviously this movie isn't the "best" of all the movies that are available in the world. However, to a young teenager, they would have a very different perspective towards it. I'm a guy and currently in college right now. I first saw this movie as a class (we voted for a movie on the last day of sixth grade in 2008 and Bratz won, so we saw it) back in elementary school and I must admit that I enjoyed it very much. True, many may question the movie's message, but in many ways I see that it does project a positive message. Throughout the movie, the four Bratz girls (Chloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin) meet events that challenge their friendship. However, they make it through putting their friendship as a priority. This delivers a very important message to young teenagers/tweens that they should always learn to maintain friendships and set how to aside their differences.Another important message the movie delivers is basically how to stand up for yourself. It's very important that children in their pre- teens know this as it is very possible that they will also face similar issues once they head into highschool.Lastly, this movie wasn't intended for adults or the "general audience". It was directed towards preteens/young teens in general. Many teenagers at that time (myself included) were very interested on "what high school is going to be like". Therefore to them, this movie would be very enjoyable.

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