This Is Paris (2020)
3/10
And the real Paris is pretty much the one you already know ...
17 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I remember Paris from the 90s so was interested to see this doco. Anyway, it turns out the that 90s footage of club hopping Paris is the most interesting thing about it. What they've tried to do is build something out the the 'trauma' she suffered as a wild teenager when was was sent to a series of strict boarding schools where she was abused (exactly how is not really explained) and how this has scarred her for life. And now she wants to break the silence, speak out, show the real Paris and all that. The only problem is there isn't much real Paris to show. She just promotes products, flies around the world, dresses in sparkly gear and fights a bit with her boyfriend. But that's what we all thought she did anyway.

She gets down a bit and has trouble sleeping - as would anyone who travels 240 days of the year. What isn't mentioned is how she built her business. Did she have managers? A team of promo people? How did it start? None of this is covered. There's a few interviews from people surrounding her, with glaring omissions such as her father, Nicole Richie and the guy who made the sex tape with her. It gets pretty boring in the last 45 minutes and I doubt many people would watch this to completion.

I suspect this was created to help kick start her profile again but it's unlikely to have that effect. She's just not quite right for what people are looking at now. The 90s were a time and place and she was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
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