A little more than a month after the Melania documentary failed to make a splash at the box office (different story as a pop culture moment), when it debuted on the 2026 movie schedule, I noticed that the controversial doc about the former and current First Lady was streaming with an Amazon subscription. For one reason or another, I decided to watch it. Let me tell you, it’s the most unrelatable thing I’ve watched all year.
It’s not that the Brett Ratner-directed chronicle of Melania Trump’s life in the weeks leading up to her husband’s 2025 inauguration is a poorly-made documentary, as the cinematography and needle drops (the ones they were allowed to use) are top-notch. It’s just that this 104-minute doc is painfully tone deaf, out of touch, and incredibly hard to relate to. Well, except for one conversation that really hit home and made me laugh.
