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The Queen of Versailles Reviews

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• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A succulently entertaining movie that invites you to splash around in the dreams and follies of folks so rich they're the 1 percent of the 1 percent. It's like a champagne bath laced with arsenic.

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• 100

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  An indelible portrait of an American family at its most blithely macabre.

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• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Schadenfreude and disgust may be unavoidable, but to withhold all sympathy from the Siegels is to deny their humanity and shortchange your own. Marvel at the ornate frame, mock the vulgarity of the images if you want, but let's not kid ourselves. If this film is a portrait, it is also a mirror.

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• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Some of Jackie's dialogue is so good it would distinguish a sitcom.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  In Greenfield's canny and compassionate view, their post-collapse reality check is an emblem of consumerism as affliction, and surprisingly relatable.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  This timely and involving documentary elicits both sympathy and schadenfreude, as Greenfield regards her all-too-vilifiable subjects with a complexity that should impress viewers of all economic and political persuasions.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The point of the film is not to scorn or mock the Siegels, despite their excesses. They embody the quintessentially American urge to live beyond one's means. Their saga is simply the story of a nation's materialism writ large.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  I've seen The Queen of Versailles twice, and both times the audience laughed frequently at the Siegel family's sheer tackiness.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore

  The Queen of Versailles will prompt loathing not only among the so-called 99 Percent, but among those in the top 1 percent who would like someone more sane to represent them on camera.

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