Review of The Queen of Versailles (2012) by Eric A — 30 Nov 2014

This is the Gray Gardens documentary of the twenty first century! Well, that documentary dealt with crazy "old money" people ...this time The Queen of Versailles deals with excesses of the American Dream and the fall of the nouveau riche.

This was a challenge for myself just for me to view this film. The cinema verite' is reflexive and gives off a bit of the vibe of The Real Wives of Orange County. However after you put aside the reality TV effect.

..the documentary hits home when you see her childhood friends face foreclosure and her immigrant nanny cry because she did not see her son for over 18 years. It even hits closer to home when you see people who cannot control their excesses become kingmakers to people who handle American politics in the same fashion.

And also hard when you realize how many people lost their jobs. You cannot feel sorry for this beauty queen and her time-share tycoon for they sold to people who could not possibly afford those time shares.

It was all about fast money and power. Do I decry the thought about being rich. No...do I hope things will turn out...well, they were not bad off towards the end of the movie...and if things got worse.

..I am sure they had a spare million at least... This is a reflection of the world today...and it is a very revealing documentary if you look closely at what is being said.