Jordan: You Don't Even Know Me (2004 TV Movie) User Reviews

A sheer exercise in self indulgence

[wellthatswhatithinkanyway · 27 March 2004]

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

In the final part of the trilogy,Jordan's life starts to mellow out a bit as she tries to pursue a music career,without much success.

With Jordan's constant hogging of the limelight and media attention to the point where it seems every little facet of her life is common knowledge,the title ultimately emerges as as self righteous as the documentary itself,which is also a decidedly boring affair,an interesting idea that just got stretched that bit too far.So boring,in fact,that you'll most likely find yourself fast forwarding it in certain stages just so the end will come that bit sooner.I didn't learn that this would be the last documentary in the series until a few weeks or so after I saw it.This aliviates some worries as until then,I thought maybe this Macer guy would be following her around until she was grey and wrinkley and with a zimmer frame.*

Better than part 2; still a bit tabloidy but does get a good look

[bob the moo · 7 March 2004]

Having spent over two years with the British supermodel, Jordan, Richard Macer has seen everything. He has seen her robbed, giving birth, dealing with tabloids, dealing with a blind son and dealing with cancer. In this final instalment of this documentary trilogy, he continues to follow her life as she attempts to branch out of her 9-year career as a glamour model into the world of music as a singer.

Concluding his Jordan trilogy, director Richard Macer follows Jordan for a third and final year. Part one was good as it showed a side of Jordan that was more than boobs and headlines; part 2 struggled to find more than what it had already done and just followed her in a busy year; but part 3 manages to get a bit more on track simply because not as much happens - in fact most of the film is about the inactivity of Kate's attempts at a music career.

Due to this reduction in major events (part 2 was crammed) it gives the film more time to see Jordan being Kate. This is not always to her benefit as we see her being in a bad mood, we see how very tempestuous she is and how insecure she can be. Bad moods come to everyone but very public fights with ex-boyfriends are a bit over the top. In fairness the film didn't totally take a fair look - we hear plenty about her ex's but not about her current boyfriend who seems to be pretty supportive of Kate; so of course you'll tend to see a bad side to her. What surprised me was how insecure she came across as; her dialogue to camera about how people think this or that about her were a bit too much and I wished there was some way she'd accept that many people don't think these things about her.

Despite her short temper and such, it is hard not to feel for someone who has had as many challenges in just a few years as she has had. Most of us would be angry and unapproachable in her shoes so I for one can forgive her constant impatience, moodiness and irritation. The film seems more comfortable with her naked form than in part 1 (where it tastefully avoided nudity) but I didn't know if that was the producers pushing for `a bit more t*t' because it's what many viewers would be watching for. I find her quite unsexy but I think I like her more now than I did simply because I can see she is a real person.

Jordan to her credit, doesn't ever try to put on a good face for the camera - she will avoid questions but she doesn't try to stage manage the documentary or how she comes across.

Overall I enjoyed this film as it looked at a supermodel in her real life. You may not like Jordan but it is interesting to see what is beyond the implants and, in the midst of yet more tabloid headlines and gossip, it's quite nice to remember that this is just a person like anyone else.