Visual appeal but not much to say
Muse Films
For “Melania,” Amazon MGM Studios spent $75 million to bring us what can at best be called a smug, self-aggrandizing video diary. Of that money, only an estimated $5 million was spent on the production. The initial $40 million payment was a license fee for the film and a ‘docu-series’ to run later, of which, Melania Trump reportedly received $28 million, with another $35 million being spent on marketing —i.e., the ad campaign we had to suffer through during the Patriots playoff run. Considering it’s arguably the most expensive documentary ever made, is it any good?
The answer is a qualified “meh.”
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