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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's shot very much like a documentary about Confetti magazine, and Jimmy Carr is very good as the owner of said publication. The competition to decide wedding of the year sounds bizarre, and you can see the way it's worked through to take 3 couples who all have different ideas about a performance wedding, being joined together into a single show. The best acting comes from the tennis couple, to me portraying a situation that is much closer to reality than the others.
The film was funny, particularly with the gay wedding planners finding themselves in unusual situations and enjoying being a couple more than those getting married. Worth watching, but there was more of the naturists than I expected.
The film was funny, particularly with the gay wedding planners finding themselves in unusual situations and enjoying being a couple more than those getting married. Worth watching, but there was more of the naturists than I expected.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
One in three marriages end in divorce - it's not the children that suffer, it's the wedding industry...
15 Feb 2007
Format:DVD
There are some films that you see either previewed at the cinema or in a magazine that you are not only desperate to see, but desperate to LOVE too (excuse the pun) - for me, "Confetti" was one of those films. Being a massive fan of BBC comedy (in particular, BBC Three), I licked my lips at the prospect of actors/actresses from "The Smoking Room", "Nighty Night", "Man Stroke Woman" and "The Office" coming together in a British rom-com. With hindsight, the prospect of seeing the film was actually better than the action of watching it.
Briefly, "When Confetti magazine decide to hold a competition for the 'Most Original Wedding of the Year', three couples with quirky themes and ideas for their special day embark upon a hilarious journey towards wedded bliss. Aided by some eccentric wedding planners, relatives and friends, the couples endure nerves, knocks and nose jobs in their efforts to win top prize".
What struck me when I was watching the film (and makes sense now that I know that the action wasn't scripted) was the way in which the film developed rather unsteadily. For the first half an hour,(although being impressed by some of the witty one-liners), I couldn't help comparing Martin Freeman's "Matt" with "Tim" from "The Office". When "The Office" came out, Martin Freeman was a relatively unknown actor, which made it easier to believe that he was "just a man in a documentary". When you watch "Confetti", however, you can't help thinking that "famous people pretending not to be famous" in a mocumentary is just a recipe for distater. Fortunately, the actors seem to relax into their roles later on in the film - sadly, it is at the expense of the afore-mentioned comedy.
There are one or two saving graces for this film - primarily the finale. Although we all know which couple will win the competition, we can't help cheering them on - not only because we like them, but because we hate (or at least show indifference to) the other two couples, aswell as the "X-Factor-esque" judges. The weddings themselves are wonderfully characterised - the Wimbledon-wannabees getting the tacky, one-dimensional centre-court ceremony that the whole audience thinks they deserve: the naturist couple finding the spirit of compromise so severely lacking earlier on in the film: and, the musically-themed wedding providing the humble, yet heart-warming, spectacle that we all thought it would be.
I am going to finish this review on a tricolon of "anybodies". Firstly, what is "physicial dyslexia"...anybody? Secondly, why didn't the film make the most of Julia Davis...anybody? Thirdly, (and finally), Martin Freeman does (no discussion please)look sexy in his wedding outfit...anybody? ;)
Briefly, "When Confetti magazine decide to hold a competition for the 'Most Original Wedding of the Year', three couples with quirky themes and ideas for their special day embark upon a hilarious journey towards wedded bliss. Aided by some eccentric wedding planners, relatives and friends, the couples endure nerves, knocks and nose jobs in their efforts to win top prize".
What struck me when I was watching the film (and makes sense now that I know that the action wasn't scripted) was the way in which the film developed rather unsteadily. For the first half an hour,(although being impressed by some of the witty one-liners), I couldn't help comparing Martin Freeman's "Matt" with "Tim" from "The Office". When "The Office" came out, Martin Freeman was a relatively unknown actor, which made it easier to believe that he was "just a man in a documentary". When you watch "Confetti", however, you can't help thinking that "famous people pretending not to be famous" in a mocumentary is just a recipe for distater. Fortunately, the actors seem to relax into their roles later on in the film - sadly, it is at the expense of the afore-mentioned comedy.
There are one or two saving graces for this film - primarily the finale. Although we all know which couple will win the competition, we can't help cheering them on - not only because we like them, but because we hate (or at least show indifference to) the other two couples, aswell as the "X-Factor-esque" judges. The weddings themselves are wonderfully characterised - the Wimbledon-wannabees getting the tacky, one-dimensional centre-court ceremony that the whole audience thinks they deserve: the naturist couple finding the spirit of compromise so severely lacking earlier on in the film: and, the musically-themed wedding providing the humble, yet heart-warming, spectacle that we all thought it would be.
I am going to finish this review on a tricolon of "anybodies". Firstly, what is "physicial dyslexia"...anybody? Secondly, why didn't the film make the most of Julia Davis...anybody? Thirdly, (and finally), Martin Freeman does (no discussion please)look sexy in his wedding outfit...anybody? ;)
33 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
'Confetti' is about a wedding magazine that organises a competition for the most innovative wedding. Three couples are chosen, each with a different theme: Matt and Samantha (Martin Freeman from the office and Jessica Stevenson from the royal family) who want musicals as their theme, Josef and Isabelle (Stephen Mangan from green wing and Meredith MacNeill) who are tennis enthusiasts, and Michael and Joanna (Robert Webb and Olivia Colman, both from peep show) who are both naturists. Filmed as a mockumentary, we follow the three couples in the three months leading up to the weddings, organised by the wedding planners Heron and Hough, who steal the show with their antics. With such a brilliant cast its no surprise that this film is outrageously funny, a definite must see!
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I purchased "Confetti" as part of Martin Freeman's back catalogue available on DVD, and am sorry to say that, if it wouldn't have been for him starring in this only remotely funny... Read more
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A bit hit and miss!
I had high hopes for this, but was slightly disappointed. There are some great actors and comedians in this, including those who have featured in great shows such as Allan... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2008 by Bezerus Bezby
A great film
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It's laugh out loud funny, with some great characters.
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