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Variety’s review of Melania: a “Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia”

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 31, 2026
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Illo: Beschizza

“There’s no drama to it. It should have been called ‘Day of the Living Tradwife.’” That’s Variety’s Owen Gleiberman reviewing Melania, Brett Ratner’s documentary about the First Lady, which cost $40 million to make (plus $35 million on marketing) and is projected to gross around $1 million in its first week.

The film follows Melania Trump …

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