Critics slam "Melania" as glossy propaganda, despite its stronger-than-expected box office debut and record budget.

Jan 30, 2026 · “Melania” the documentary is a big, beautiful coffee table book of a film, filled with glossy images, high fashion and a captivating soundtrack.

Jan 31, 2026 · “Melania” is the first movie that Mr. Ratner has directed in a dozen years, and he’s approached it like a big, starry show. You can see the money onscreen, and not just in its gilded …

Jan 30, 2026 · Melania is a level of insipid propaganda that almost resists review; it’s so expected and utterly pointless. It’s one of those rare, unicorn films that doesn’t have a single redeeming quality.

Jan 31, 2026 · Melania, Brett Ratner ’s Melania Trump movie, is a purportedly serious film that plays like a mockumentary. If you were making a movie that parodied the current first lady of the United...

Jan 30, 2026 · The first slate of movie reviews for "Melania" are less than favorable, with most critics unimpressed with the Brett Ratner documentary.

Jan 29, 2026 · Melania review – First Lady is a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda

Jan 30, 2026 · Melania moves through the action like a listless automaton, talking constantly but saying nothing, squired from Mar-a-Lago to Trump Tower to her final destination, the White House.

Jan 30, 2026 · ‘Melania’ Review: Brett Ratner’s First Lady Documentary Is a Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia There's no drama to a film that should have been called "Day of the Living Tradwife."

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