The Queen of Versailles
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 20, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
30
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
Village VoiceKarina LongworthJul 17, 2012
I've seen The Queen of Versailles twice, and both times the audience laughed frequently at the Siegel family's sheer tackiness. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJul 17, 2012
Director Lauren Greenfield has a catty eye, but she's not after simple schadenfreude as the Siegels' time-share hotels are foreclosed, the kids have to fly coach [gasp], and poops go unscooped by a phalanx of laid-off servants. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 11, 2012
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. Read full review
40
TimeMary PolsJul 19, 2012
The steady wink wink of Queen of Versailles is wearing. I'd say Greenfield is exploiting a narcissist's willingness to talk endlessly about herself, but I think it just as likely that Jackie is exploiting Greenfield's willingness to listen. And to keep that wonderful mechanical eye focused on her. Read full review
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