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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 19 Jul 2012

A rise-and-fall story that will have you laughing and shaking your head - in pity, disgust and, occasionally, outrage - at the very same time…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Jul 2012

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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By Mary Pols (197) for Time (1,811) on 18 Jul 2012

The steady wink wink of Queen of Versailles is wearing…

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By Mary F. Pols (536) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 18 Jul 2012

I feel contempt for my contempt for these people…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 18 Jul 2012

The Siegels make the Kardashians and Donald Trump look like tasteful pikers when it comes to egregiously conspicuous consumption, sheer hubris…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 18 Jul 2012

This is certainly an apt time to make a crowd-pleasing movie about rich villains, but Greenfield is not an exploiter - she's an artist…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 18 Jul 2012

The point of the film is not to scorn or mock the Siegels, despite their excesses…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for NPR (1,713) on 18 Jul 2012

Greenfield's refusal to pass judgment on the Siegels lends her subjects and their marriage unexpected complexity and depth - especially Jackie,…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 18 Jul 2012

It makes sense to find the director unwilling to walk away from such as a fascinating couple, resulting in a superb documentary and a powerful…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for Movieline (883) on 18 Jul 2012

There's a certain type of painful honesty that shines through in both their interviews toward the end and, particularly, in those with the staff…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 18 Jul 2012

Schadenfreude and disgust may be unavoidable, but to withhold all sympathy from the Siegels is to deny their humanity and shortchange your…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 18 Jul 2012

Slickly made if not particularly stylish, the movie maintains its entertainment value for picking ideal models of American excess…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 17 Jul 2012

These are not horrible people, just ones who flung themselves enthusiastically toward the American dream as so many do…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 17 Jul 2012

Documentarian Lauren Greenfield caught lightning in a bottle with this one…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 17 Jul 2012

With every shopping spree, every limo ride to McDonald's, Mrs. Siegel underlines the cliche that money cannot buy you taste. Or class…

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By Jacob F (737) on 16 Jul 2012

Only in America! You just can't look away…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 16 Jul 2012

Director Lauren Greenfield has a catty eye, but she's not after simple schadenfreude as the Siegels' time-share hotels are foreclosed, the…

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By Karina Longworth (242) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Jul 2012

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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By Budd Wilkins (46) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 16 Jul 2012

Lauren Greenfield's film evolves from an ode to entitled obliviousness to a more evenhanded character study, tracing the fault lines that develop…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 14 Jul 2012

A stunning look at what happens to a rich person who gets greedy…

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