SummaryAfter the death of Gianni Versace (Enrico Colantoni) in 1997, his sister Donatella Versace (Gina Gershon) must overcome drug addiction and lost confidence in the brand to save the family company from bankruptcy in this Lifetime TV movie.
SummaryAfter the death of Gianni Versace (Enrico Colantoni) in 1997, his sister Donatella Versace (Gina Gershon) must overcome drug addiction and lost confidence in the brand to save the family company from bankruptcy in this Lifetime TV movie.
It's hard not to wish for more awesome gold-lamé bitchery than House's by-the-numbers biopic supplies. If you're looking for a sincere tale of family strife and substance abuse, you could do way worse.
Director Sara Sugarman presents less a tale of love and redemption than a colorful how- to on losing $97 million in a few short years. Donatella skates through rehab as an afterthought, resulting in a comeback story lacking any emotional investment.
It’s a mass-market knockoff of a luxury brand, not even as chillingly melodramatic as the typical Lifetime movie, dragged down by comically huge jumps in narrative and downright dismal dialogue.