The Best Made for TV movie/biography I've ever seen!
I am an avid movie watcher, and most of the films based on celebrities or known situations are downright awful. I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting much when I sat down to watch it, but I love fashion, Gina Gershon, and I was following throughout the years Donatella Versace's transformation after her brother's death. Maybe it will seem as if I'm gushing too much, but I'm amazed at how well-written and directed and absolutely GOOD this movie truly is, whether it was made for TV or not. It didn't seem as if it rushed through any information as most of them tend to do, and if a viewer had no clue who Donatella Versace was before seeing it or knew anything about the brand they could still get into it. Most of the time when I've watched lifetime movies in the past they have been awful, poorly written, poorly directed, and you could tell that because the writer and director knew that it was "just" going to be a Lifetime film and nothing on the big screen they didn't really care about the project. It was different with this story. I got the impression that not only did the actors care about their roles and the story they were telling, but the writers and the director put their heart into what they were creating with that story.
Two thumbs up. This could've easily gone to the big screen. It's way better than most big budget productions now anyway.