Say "I do" to this hilarious "mockumentary" about a trio of wacky couples who vow to win the coveted title of "Most Original Wedding of the Year." The dueling duos include the tuneless Matt (Martin Freeman) and Sam (Jessic... more »a Stevenson) whose unfortunate wedding theme is Hollywood musicals; the hypercompetitive tennis partners Josef (Steven Mangan) and Isabelle (Meredith MacNeil), and the outrageously uninhibited nudists Michael (Robert Webb) and Joanna (Olivia Colman). At stake is a million-dollar dream home, but can love survive in the midst of unbridled prenupital chaos?« less
Kim D. (Craftykimmy) from EUHARLEE, GA Reviewed on 10/3/2008...
This is a very funny movie. Great if you have even a passing interest in weddings, this is one you won't forget! Great for men and women alike, there is something for everyone in this British comedy. There's no way to stay mad/sad/depressed while watching this craziness....
Movie Reviews
It's so funny, I was crying!
Ginny Leigh | Bethlehem, GA USA | 04/19/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I really enjoyed this movie.....my husband woke up from a nap because I was laughing so hard. You could call us "Guesties" (Best in Show is my all time pick-me-up) and after the disappointment of "For Your Consideration" I have been looking for a mockumentary that I could really get a belly laugh from. "Confetti" delivered and then some. I love the british accents and enjoy listening to the words in a movie...not just being played down to by cheap jokes. Funny movies can be intelligent and I applaud this one!"
Cute, charming, thoroughly entertaining fun.
Garan Grey | Hollywood, CA | 02/21/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw this in a theatre and enjoyed every minute. If you liked LOVE, ACTUALLY, you'll enjoy this. It's already on my buy list."
Hugely enjoyable . . .
Ronald Scheer | Los Angeles | 06/19/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This British-made and very comic mockumentary portrays the conflicts and potential mayhem inherent in the run-up to any wedding and multiplies it by not three but about ten, as a wedding magazine launches a self-promoting competition among three couples for the most unusual marriage ceremony.
Here everyone is at loggerheads, including the editors of the magazine, and the pair of wedding planners who attempt to pull it all off with a paltry budget and the less than enthusiastic cooperation of all involved. Very much in the spirit of Christopher Guest's "Waiting for Guffman," which helped create the genre, this hugely enjoyable film eventually sweeps all promise of disaster aside and ends triumphantly with all the excitement of - well, a Busby Berkeley musical.
The DVD has at least a half hour of additional scenes as entertaining as the rest of the movie. There are also three alternative endings, plus filmographies of much of the cast. Look for Martin Freeman, from BBC's "The Office," as one of the beleaguered bridegrooms."
A Tale of Three Couples
Amos Lassen | Little Rock, Arkansas | 12/25/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
""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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Delightful Brit Mockumentary!
G P Padillo | Portland, ME United States | 04/01/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I just finished watching the British film, "Confetti" and my sides and cheeks are still aching from the laughter and smiles it produced.
The film's style is "mockumentary" similar to Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, etc. - and cleverly done.
The premise: a British bridal magazine selects three couples to have their "dream" wedding performed as part of a contest/live reality show, the winning couple getting a new, halfl million pound house.
Couple One: Josef and Isabelle. Professional tennis players, he on the way out and she with a flaring nostril problem. He's an abusive, royal ass with a chip on his shoulder bigger than his brain, and she, the poor dear, a complete disaster. They want to have a tennis themed wedding with dancing ball boys, giant tennis balls, vows done as serves and volleys and . . . you get the picture.
Couple Two: Michael and Joanna. Naturists who want to celebrate their nuptials with their dangly bits on display. The magazine deeply regrets this selection. (Note: there is buttloads of nudity with these two and their naturist community - all nonsexual, but prudish types be forewarned!)
Couple Three: Matt and Samantha. A sweet, nudgey-pair wanting an elaborate, 30's Hollywood musical number a la Busby Berkley. She is tone deaf, but loves to sing. Neither can dance.
All three couples have the same pair of coordinators to make their dreams come true, an exhuberant gay couple who are tested to their limits.
The film goes through the seven weeks (each announced with a nice title card) leading up to the Big Event, culminating in the three weddings and the announcement of the winner. The ride is bumpy, dark, emotional, hilarious and ultimately, kind of sweet."