The Queen of Versailles (2012)

The Queen of Versailles (2012) Movie Reviews
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Cast: David Siegel, Jackie Siegel

Director: Lauren Greenfield

Rating: PG

Running Time: 100 min.

Synopsis: With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David's rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of the American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of its owners. We witness the impact of this turn of fortune over the next two years in a riveting film fraught with delusion, denial, and self-effacing humor. Lauren Greenfield instinctively knows what questions to ask, when to ask them, and, more importantly, where to put her camera to mine this overflowing treasure of events. She constructs a series of glowing metaphors to concoct a fascinating character study of parents, children, pets, and household employees as their privileged existence turns upside down. The end result is a portrait of a couple who dared to dream big but lose, still maintaining their unique brand of humility

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  • Aug 15, 2012 06:44 pm

    Peneflix said: C

    THE TRUE TALE OF JACKIE AND DAVID SIEGEL, THE ULTIMATE, EXCESSIVE SPENDERS FELLED BY THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE OF 2008. A WOEFUL STORY OF THEIR EMPTY, HALF COMPLETEDED 90,000 SQUARE FOOT PALACE.

  • May 07, 2013 06:28 am

    jack said: A

    The super-rich people at the heart of this movie reveal themselves to be as short-sighted and delusional as the rubes to whom they sold timeshare vacations. Both groups borrowed money they couldn't re-pay, and became poorer and no wiser.

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