Ick.

The hokey parodies of documentary films and 70's pop psychology seemed annoying at first, but in the long run they probably helped to humanize these inhuman set pieces. The treatment of the Barbie doll as actor gimmick in this film goes so far beyond mere restraint -- and yet never dives fully headfirst into pure kitsch -- that it almost has to be seen to be believed.

Exploring the life of Karen Carpenter, and more importantly (and interestingly) the issue of anorexia, with all the characters played by barbie dolls. Ranks as one of the more ludicrous ideas I've heard for a film yet the end result is surprisingly effective and makes for a dark and haunting look at eating disorders.

Unevenly switches between student art film and one of those silly educational videos you saw in high school on a crummy VHS which made your heart lift when you saw the TV being wheeled into the classroom and you get to waste even more class time by having to find the right cords to plug in and carefully resuscitating the tape to make it play with any flickering pictures or wobbly sounds. But that nostalgia doesn't do much to stop this cheesy film not achieve the seriousness and education it need

Bratz couldn't have done this better.

Perfect dolls and perfect music showing an imperfect story. Watch the 'trailer'

The way Haynes makes us care for Barbie dolls is nothing short of masterful. Geniously inventive documentary.

Ugly wish-fulfillment fantasy for gay people who delight in the agony of clean-living middle-class heterosexual folks. Sort of how normal people watch offal like "Dallas" or "Dynasty" to watch rich people suffer

Anorexia Nervosa is....inventive, yet didactic.

Almost too campy to stomach, but hilarious and oddly moving in its own way.

Weird at how effective this is when it is a preposterous idea at the outset.

Really silly and yet oddly effective in its portrayal of anorexia. Worth watching just for the originality of the production.

Brilliant in an odd way. It's a shame it's not widely available.