People (2004) - film review

In one disastrous evening, Charles de Poulignac sees his reputation as the prince of the Parisian jet set decimated by one of his rivals.  On the advice of his friend Arthus, he heads for Ibiza to persuade John-John, an iconic gay celebrity, to help restore his image.  Is Charles ready for the dramatic change in lifestyle he must undergo in order to redeem himself in the eyes of the world’s glitterati…

Fabien Onteniente followed up his popular 2000 satire Jet Set with this rather pointless sequel, which treads exactly the same ground with even less in the way of a coherent narrative and plausible characterisation.  Whereas Jet Set at least had the advantage of being relevant, People was well past its sell-by date even before it went into production, and within a year of its release it feels ludicrously dated and clichéd.  Incredible that an actor of Rupert Everett’s standing should even contemplate embroiling himself in such tedious lowbrow fare as this, and only José Garcia’s outrageously camp performance (yes, a grotesque stereotype) offers anything by way of entertainment.

© James Travers 2007

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