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Cinema - Confetti
Confetti is a British comedy about three couples vying for
their wedding to win a monthly magazine’s competition
for ‘most original wedding of the year’. The prize
is a house for them to live in. It is a ‘mockumentary’
directed by Debbie Issett which strives to tap into the vibe
created by US director Christopher Guest in such movies as
This is Spinal Tap and Best in Show. One couple (Martin ‘Tim’
Freeman and Jessica ‘Spaced’ Stevenson) want to
star in a musical wedding despite a complete lack of musical
ability. “I’d be a pretty good singer,”
admits Stevenson, “If I wasn’t completely tone
deaf.” Another couple, nudists Robert Webb and Olivia
Coleman, decide on a naturist wedding. A third pair, Meridith
MacNeill and Stephen Mangan believe a tennis-themed ceremony
will win them the prize. The supporting cast include Felicity
Montagu (Lynn from Alan Partridge) as the magazine’s
harassed editor, and Jimmy Carr as its slimeball owner. “Not
everyone wants their special day ruined by a gimmick,”
he says. “But some people do.”
The film was almost completely improvised by its actors, and
this is evident from the hit-and-miss nature of its comedy.
While not in the same league as Guest’s movies, it does
have its laugh-out-loud moments: while the outcome of the
competition is pretty much telegraphed from the start, you
do end up feeling the right couple win. It’s a feel-gooder
then, an unashamed attempt to further convince American viewers
of the ‘zany’ nature of British comedy. DL
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