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One particularly brutal review came from Nick Hilton, film critic for the Independent, who said that the first lady came off in the film as “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness” who leads a “vulgar, gilded lifestyle.”

Hilton added that the film is so terrible that it fails even at being effective propaganda and is likely to be remembered as “a striking artifact... of a time when Americans willingly subordinated themselves to a political and economic oligopoly.”

I think we can officially conclude 2026 is The Year Of The Scowling Void Of Pure Nothingness

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[-] Jokulhlaups@lemmy.world 112 points 3 months ago

It was just a 75mil payment from Amazon to trump. Movie was just the means to do the transaction.

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Coincidentally, Ratner just got greenlit for Rush Hour 4, which had been in development hell since 2018.

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[-] loutr@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

Even so, they had a massive budget, a competent director, and they didn't manage to produce something that paints her in a good light.

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[-] yesman@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago
[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago

I hate that our country has become so fascist that this dumb bitch's movie failing feels like a victory.

[-] Pulsar@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago
[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 months ago

Honestly I am shaken, if something this good could fail what is the meaning of anything?

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago

I wish it was nothing, but for Canadians, America is a big scowling dictatorship of pure evil.

Take your fucking country back.

[-] batman0730@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I love Canada, but this holier than thou mindset I keep seeing is getting tired. Remember Poilievre was polling ~20 points higher than Carney, until Trump started his 51st state horse shit. The entire world seems to be swinging right, and Canada just got lucky this time.

We are all in this together whether you want to be or not.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 7 points 3 months ago

Indeed. All of europe will fall if we don't get popular reform to challenge the far right, now backed by the US and Russia, running themselves as reform and all other major parties captured by the establishments/oligarchies.

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[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago

I love that this quote applies to both the movie and the actual person.

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[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

The old story. Churches and other MAGA groups are buying blocks of seats. It's playing to "sold out" empty houses.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

At least Eva Braun was interesting.

Mel brooks should do a Producers about Maga. Too soon?

[-] VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 3 months ago

We'll finally get to see "Hitler on ICE"

[-] laranis@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 months ago

These dumb shits don't get it. It was never supposed to be good. It was a bribe. Even wasting a second watching it to do a review is a waste of human effort.

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[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago

Nick Hilton... said that the first lady came off in the film as “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness” who leads a “vulgar, gilded lifestyle.”

He's saying it's accurate then?

[-] YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip 15 points 3 months ago

Currently on Rotten Tomatoes:

%11 Critics
%99 Audience

What's the point in review-bombing when it's so obvious?

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[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

Remember when people tried to frame her as a victim? What stank of a person.

[-] chris@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 months ago

That's also an accurate description of narcissism—a void of nothingness. Those people only live on the outside, because they don't exist within themselves

[-] Ach@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

The funniest thing about this is she isn't even hot. She looks like every soccer mom in every suburban town everywhere.

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

There’s no way this thing cost $75 mil to make. It’s a documentary.

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[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 12 points 3 months ago

Why would movie critics go to see a money laundering attempt?

[-] Nikelui@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Because it's their job? They can't just watch what they like.

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[-] m3t00@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago
[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

-War of the World 2025: 4% RT

-this propaganda: 10% RT

The heck

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[-] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

A scowling void of pure nothingness

Sounds like a sick video game summon.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago

You cannot fast travel to Epstein Island.

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[-] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

75 million dollars. 75. Million. Dollars.

How much of it went to the crew and other people who actually made the damn thing?

Or even used for their benefit in other way, for that matter - I'm asking because apparently the crew did overtime hours with no food while the director lorded over the underlings and stuffed his face. (Don't do overtime if your boss isn't personally ordering you a ton of pizza, guys.)

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[-] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

Oh NO! We NEED to Pass a Bill to Quickly Rectify THIS!

-Chuck Schumer!

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately, boomer women have made it a box office hit.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago
[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have zero doubts that MAGA money is being spent on buying out showings and that the propaganda machine is running at 110%. I also do not doubt that a lot of boomer and older Gen-X/Jones MAGA women in are going to see it. These are not.mutually exclusive things.

EDIT: the article is from The Hollywood Reporter, which is definitely not right leaning.

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[-] Skua@kbin.earth 10 points 3 months ago

Its official budget was $40 million (presumably before marketing), so I'm not sure that this can be called a hit on an $8 million box office

[-] Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Just for giggles I checked my local theater yesterday afternoon. There were 6 seats purchased for the 6:30 show, and, as of 9:15, none for the 9:30 showing. On a Saturday night.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wonder if it's like book sales, where a publisher or other entity buys a ton of copies to make it a "Best-seller". Are the seats being filled, or are the tickets just bought out to make it appear more successful?

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Yes. Conservative groups are buying out whole theatres that then show the movie to empty seats.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

There’s Craigslist ads paying people to go see it

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I loved the one from the Guardian comparing it to Zone of Interest. Utterly boring but makes you think about the off-screen horrors of the Trump regime

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