What to say about this meta-movie? It could have gone wrong in so many ways. As it is, it’s imperfect and a little confusing (yes, a Barbie movie confusing) at times, but – overall – it’s magical. Pure entertainment.

Entertainment with a message, but Entertainment with a capital “E” first and foremost.

The movie begins with a brilliant take-off of the 2001: A Space Odyssey monolith scene to introduce Barbie – a smiling Margot Robbie with looong legs – and then moves into BarbieLand, which is full of Barbies and Kens (and Alan and Midge…).

Eventually Barbie has to go to the real world (Ken tags along) and what they are surprised by what they find.

The movie takes shots at everyone: capitalism, the patriarchy, Barbie herself. Sure, she can be a doctor or astronaut . . . as long as you have a 26-inch waist and permanently flexed feet.

Choreography is amazing, both the Barbie and Ken dances, and there is so much going on in the background or just in an instant that it merits a second screening.

It’s made about $1.4 billion to date worldwide, and there’s a lesson for Hollywood: Sure, have your sequels and comic-based films, but the public will flock to watch something different that’s well made.

And this one scores five out of five stars on both counts.