Obviously not, but I found myself laughing at this documentary that focuses more on current events and the pretentiousness going on rather than the glorious history that would have made a nice addition to documentaries already made about New York City. It's like a much more elaborate episode of the long gone audacious "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" with tons of name dropping, and in a sense, an expose of the ridiculousness of the modern well to do than anything profound.
Profiles on guests such as Jack Nicholson, George Clooney and members of the royal family come off as self-serving, and there's the smug smirking employees who pop in and out to explain what they do and who they've done it for. After a while, it does get into the history going back to the 1930's with decorator Dorothy Draper, but that's not enough to remove the stain of the "Aren't we precious?" feeling that makes me not even interested in daring to step inside.
Profiles on guests such as Jack Nicholson, George Clooney and members of the royal family come off as self-serving, and there's the smug smirking employees who pop in and out to explain what they do and who they've done it for. After a while, it does get into the history going back to the 1930's with decorator Dorothy Draper, but that's not enough to remove the stain of the "Aren't we precious?" feeling that makes me not even interested in daring to step inside.