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Added 7/6/2009
This movie is a mockumentary like the hit comedy "Best in Show," but that's where the similarity ends. Creating a truly funny farcical romp is VERY difficult. It requires walking a fine line between reality and the ridiculous. "Confetti" fails spectacularly in this regard. The script is often obvious and predictable. Several of the characters are stereotypical, but the actors don't commit to the stereotype strongly enough. Instead they come off as lame caricatures.
At times, this movie is painfully boring, dull, or just downright stupid. The only thing that kept me watching through to the end was a morbid curiosity to see if the whole thing was that bad. Fortunately, there were a few moments of hilarity, but only enough to prevent me from burning the CD when I took it out of the machine. Instead, I promptly placed placed it back in the box and took it to the used movie store to sell.
Perhaps my disappointment was due to my expectations based on some of the reviews I read on the Amazon website prior to purchasing this movie. Please be advised, "Confetti" is NOT comparable to "Best in Show," "Love, Actually" or any "Monty Python" production. I love a GOOD British comedy and, in my opinion, this film's shortcomings have nothing to do with it being "British." "Confetti" is a great concept that failed to deliver.
Some of the blame goes to the director and film editor, but the "reality" aspect of this show is the primary culprit. This is the fault of either allowing the actors to "ad lib," or simply a poor screenplay. Often the film just drags as characters yammer about nothing in particular. This film lacks the comedic timing needed to achieve anything beyond "cute but dumb."
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Genuinely funny
Added 9/16/2008
One of the most clever comedies in recent years and at the same time, one of the most genuine romantic movies (it is both real and lacks unnaturally sappy sentiment).
Very funny movie, hugely enjoyable!
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Brittish Wedding Humor
Added 2/2/2008
I watched this movie on television and am very happy I didn't spend money to see it. While I enjoy some British humor, its not my favorite. If you enjoy Monte Python and modern British humor I'm betting that you'll enjoy the humor in this movie. However, be aware that there is full-frontal nudity of men and women. The wedding capers remind me of the show "Who's Wedding Is It Anyway?", with all the melodrama of families who want a nice wedding for their child, trying to forget that the wedding is a competition for the most unusual.
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A Tale of Three Couples
Added 12/25/2007
"Confetti"
A Tale of Three Couples
Amos Lassen
"Confetti" is a charming little British film that did not get the attention it was due. I happen to love British humor and documentaries, so "Confetti" won me over right away. However, I should not call it a documentary but a mockumentary or a fictional documentary, to be more correct. I have learned that the script was improvised which makes it all the more fun.
Three couples compete in the "Confetti Magazine" contest for "The Most Original Wedding of the Year". Matt and Stephen want a wedding in the style of old Hollywood musicals. They dream of maids of honor with gorgeous gams gyrating on their wedding cake. Josef and Isabella want a wedding that resembles Wimbledon; a tennis wedding with a referee to perform the service and ballboys dancing all over. Michael and Joanna are nudists and they want to exchange vows in their birthday suits.
Running the show are the gay wedding planners; fussy people who provide straight marriage counseling, take care of mothers in law, and take care of all of the wedding details.
The movie is not what I would call a gay movie but the humor is most definitely very gay with wonderful one-liners and a good deal of male frontal nudity (although it is not very sexy). The movie deals with heterosexual couples getting married at weddings planned by two wonderful gay men. Here is a cute movie that does little more than entertain but entertainment can be a rare thing these days.
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Very funny!
Added 11/30/2007
Saw this in the cinema - had no idea what it was about, and went with no expectations - but it really made me laugh! The premise is that a wedding magazine are running a competition for the most original wedding, and this mockumentary focuses on three very different couples in the run-up to their big day. Characters are excellent and dialogue very natural - probably because most of the script was ad-libbed by the actors, based around a general outline for each scene. Light-hearted and fun, perfect for an evening when you want entertainment without too much thought involved!
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