Film Review
Director Fabien Onteniente followed up his popular 2000 satire
Jet Set with this rather pointless sequel. It's a film
that plods its weary way over exactly the same ground, offering even less in the way of
a coherent narrative and believable characterisation.
It is as easy to slate Onteniente as it is to club a baby seal, but to give him his due he has unequivocally
mastered the art of making totally vacuous comedies that are guaranteed to
result in a stampede to the box office.
Camping (2006),
Disco (2008),
Camping 2 (2010)...
it seems that the French cinemagoing public just can't get enough of this
director's savagely humourless brand of humour.
Whereas
Jet Set at least had the advantage of
being topical,
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. It is
incredible that an actor of Rupert Everett's standing should even
contemplate embroiling himself in such tedious lowbrow fare as this,
(although given that he subsequently appeared in drag
in the
St. Trinian's remakes our surprise is now somewhat tempered).
Only José Garcia's outrageously camp performance offers
anything by way of entertainment. If contentless comedies that are
as funny as root canal treatment light your candle, this is the film for you - otherwise
it might be best to give it a very wide berth.
© James Travers 2007
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Next Fabien Onteniente film:
Camping (2006)
Film Synopsis
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…
© James Travers
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