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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:17 PM Jan 2026

'Melania': What The Critics Are Saying About Amazon's Controversial Big-Budget Documentary [View all]

Source: Deadline

The first notices are rolling in for Amazon MGM Studios’ controversial, big-budget First Lady documentary Melania.

Described as “an intimate chronicle that offers a rare glimpse into the life of Melania Trump, exploring her role as First Lady and her relationship with the President,” the film marks the comeback of filmmaker Brett Ratner, who has been a pariah in Hollywood following multiple accusations of sexual harassment, which he has denied.

Critics, who weren’t invited to preview screenings or the premiere that took place Thursday in Washington, D.C., are now catching up with the movie and it’s as bad as many predicted.

The Daily Beast panned the film: “The truth is, my soul left my body during the very first seconds of the film, when a drone shot over the ocean makes its way over the Mar-a-Lago grounds to Melania’s feet in heels, walking to her car as The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” plays. But my soul didn’t just escape and flee, which it would have been in its every right to do. No, it lingered, glaring at me the entire Melania running time with a mixture of disappointment and anger, like an owner would at their dog after it ate the garbage.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/melania-critics-saying-amazon-controversial-191634572.html

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Check out the Rotten Tomatoes site DinahMoeHum Jan 2026 #1
Thanks for that second link. One line made me laugh out loud: JudyM Jan 2026 #4
She got $28M....upfront, not on the nightstand underpants Jan 2026 #2
For a change. paleotn Jan 2026 #6
... SunSeeker Jan 2026 #8
It was a bribe under the fig leaf of making a movie. cstanleytech Jan 2026 #11
I swear (at least from the trailer) that 1/3 of that movie is just shots of her legs ankles and shoes. Marie Marie Jan 2026 #3
I've noticed that too NJCher Jan 2026 #7
She probably can't walk properly without them anymore. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #18
I wouldn't be surprised if we hear Bezos is in the Epstein files too fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #5
Bezos and sanchez NJCher Jan 2026 #9
I usually don't laugh about this kinda thing, but that's hilarious, didn't hear about the stiletto trip up fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #10
Ok I admit it NJCher Jan 2026 #13
Somebody suggested that Bezos got a chin implant. Don't know if it is true but his Marie Marie Jan 2026 #12
Maybe ! NJCher Jan 2026 #14
His earlier look was Pitbull....lol EX500rider Jan 2026 #21
All of these rich guys are and most of the GOP Congress are as well. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #19
"like an owner would at their dog after it went exuberantly rolling in a slimy bloated possum carcass" There, I fixed it NBachers Jan 2026 #15
"Gimme Shelter" playing? It should have been "Sympathy for the Devil". generalbetrayus Jan 2026 #16
Is she as "close" to Barrrrron as Trump is to Ivaaaaaankaa? twodogsbarking Jan 2026 #17
I wonder how The Rolling Stones were tricked into allowing their music..... 70sEraVet Jan 2026 #20
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