Release Date: 3/6/2007 Original Release: 2006 Format: DVD Length: 99 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: for nudity and language. UPC: 024543417255 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Comedies, British, Marriage, Theatrical Release, Weddings, British Comedy
Description
British actor Martin Freeman first came to the public's attention with his turn as the jaded and smitten Tim in Ricky Gervais's television mockumentary THE OFFICE. Freeman returns to the mockumentary format for CONFETTI, taking a leading role alongside a host of British actors, many of whom are also making the transition from television to the big screen. The film revolves around three couples who have reached the final stages of a magazine competition to find the most unique and originally themed wedding; the prize is a multimillion dollar house. Jessica Stevenson from Britcom SPACED plays Freeman's other half, and their rivals are a tennis-obsessed couple played by Stephen Mangan (from dark comedy show GREEN WING) and Meredith MacNeill (MAN STROKE WOMAN), and a naturist duo brought to life by Robert Webb and Olivier Colman (who are both from BBC America's excellent PEEP SHOW).
Director Debbie Isitt calls on her talented cast to improvise their dialogue throughout, veering close to Christopher Guest (BEST IN SHOW) territory at times. CONFETTI never quite manages to reach the effortless comic highs Guest's well-practiced troupe often attain, and the film ends up laying somewhere in-between traditional wedding farces like FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL and the awkward comedy of Larry David's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. This is no bad place to be of course, and avid anglophiles will be delighted to see a veritable who's who of British comedy filling out the cast, with Jimmy Carr (who Comedy Central viewers may recognize from his show DISTRACTION) and Felicity Monatgu (NIGHTY NIGHT) playing the two editors of the magazine, while smaller roles are taken by Julia Davis (NIGHTY NIGHT) and Mark Heap (BIG TRAIN). Ultimately CONFETTI is perfect fodder for a rainy afternoon spent in need of a few belly laughs, but hopefully it won't inspire too many people to get married in the nude.
DVD Features
Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish, French Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Trailers Bonus Footage: "More Tears & Tantrums - Video Diary Entries" Alternate Ending: Choose Your Own Winner (3)
Well, after being convinced by some friends to try NetFlix, the first of our movies arrived tonight. And we're starting with "Confetti." Done in mockumentary style, it follows three couples vying for... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
