politics
January 31, 2026
Melania Trump documentary opens to underwhelming reception: ‘It’s not a gripping film’
$75m Amazon-produced paean to the first lady saw empty seats and faint praise as it opened in New York City

TL;DR
- Melania Trump's documentary, '20 Days in My Life,' saw a very low turnout on its opening day.
- Amazon reportedly paid $40 million for the documentary and an additional $35 million for marketing.
- The film features Melania Trump trying on clothes and footage of croquet at Mar-a-Lago.
- Viewers described the film as having a lack of charisma and engaging content.
- One viewer, Chase, found it interesting to see 'inside the life of somebody so famous' and classified himself as politically independent.
- Another viewer, Jim Behrle, a Democrat, saw the film thinking it 'might be funny' and found some behind-the-scenes footage interesting but not gripping.
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