Confetti

I thought this movie was awesome. I'm glad that I didn't read the reviews till afterwards or I may not have watched it.... Full review

If you love just plain silly, you will love this movie. I can't believe there was no script and the dialogue was just improvised! I especially LOVE the gay wedding planners. Rent this--you won't regret it!... Full review

Can I just say that I love this film, in the same way that I love Waiting For Guffman and Best In Show. It made me laugh out loud and it made me wince with embarrassment for the characters. A... Full review

"Confetti" is a sort of mockumentary that tries to do what Christopher Guest has been doing for years with better results. Director Debbie Isitt shows she has the know how to present her mildly funny comedy that involves a contest... Full review

this tried so hard to be good~succeded in parts, failed in others. it was no guffman or best in show to be sure. there were some very funny and cute moments-you could probably wait for the dvd and you'd be fine!... Full review

i had fun watching the film. of course there was alot left desired, but i don't think that the film aspired to any more than a brief portrait of these 3 couples. good natured fun.... Full review

I am a movie go-er. I see at least one or two movie each week. And so far, this movie (mockery documentary) is the best this year. The wedding planners are so GREAT, they please the newly wedd so so well.... Full review

I really enjoyed the film, and thought the exploration of the relationships was good. But the favoritism talked about at the end of the film was too real in the making of it. Still, a good diversion.... Full review

There are few things so stressful in life as planning and executing a wedding. When that morass of charged emotions runs headlong into a contest held by Confetti Magazine for the "most original wedding," things are bound to get messy.Three... Full review

A highly entertaining and original comedy using the cream of British comedy acting talent, who spent weeks improvising before arriving at the final script.At times the writer/director Debbie Isitt doesn't seem sure whether to make her characters comic or endearing,... Full review

Director Debbie Isitt, who also receives a "Conceived By" credit, has made a good-natured comedy with nothing but the best of intentions. Yes, the rest of the film is that ordinary. There are several very funny moments in the movie. ... Full Review

Sometimes you just want a movie to be a good time, and Confetti definitely succeeds on that front. Be warned, though, if you click on "Choose Your Own Winner" before you watch the film, the ending will be spoiled for you. ... Full Review

For tennis buffs Josef (Stephen Mangan) and Isabelle (Meredith MacNeill), the fantasy is a full-court nuptial reminiscent of the stately green of Wimbledon. Not to be outdone in the novelty department are free spirits Michael and Joanna (Robert Webb and Olivia Colman), happy-go-lucky nudists who insist on a ceremony au naturel no matter what the beleaguered sponsors say. ... Full Review

Confetti" lacks an antic perspective. When actors lack finesse in satire Isabelle (Meredith MacNeill) is marrying tennis pro Josef (Stephen Mangan), an aggressively unpleasant and self-centered bad sport. ... Full Review

All six characters are well performed -- realistically, in the midst of farce -- while the hilarity is provided by Franklin and Watkins, mincing through demos of tasteless special effects, whose rejection shatters them to tears about "the terrifying experience" of having to please everyone. ... Full Review

Ever since Christopher Guest attained such popularity, the mock documentary has become a genre in itself, aided by the success of reality TV. The latest addition to the comic genre is from Britain, and director Debbie Isitt, which charts the... ... Full Article

Much of the mentality behind Debbie Isitt's hilarious wedding-competition mockumentary Confetti amounts to "Too much is never enough." It isn't enough to have three needy couples planning wacky theme weddings in the hopes of winning a luxury home via Confetti... ... Full Article

o amount of zany improvisation can save a mockumentary with an inherently unfunny premisejust look at A Might Wind (or, better yet, don't). However, with Confetti , Debbie Isitt's central conceptual blunder isn't simply setting her amiable story in the... ... Full Article

The most popular bridal magazine in Britain wants to do something different than selecting yet another Bride of the Year. Publisher Antoni (Jimmy Carr) and editor Vivien (Felicity Montagu) come up with a whole new idea: have a contest to... ... Full Article

By Mathew Kumar If you're thinking about picking up Confetti on DVD, it's probably because of one of two reasons: you're either in the market for a British film with at least three weddings but don't want any funerals in... ... Full Article

ARTS BOOKS EPICURE FASHION FILM MUSIC PEOPLE TV & RADIO DVD REVIEWS FILM REVIEWS TRAILERS Confetti Email Print Normal font Large font Philippa Hawker, reviewer August 2, 2006 British mockumentary about competitive nuptials begins brightly and ends soggily. ... Full Article