The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson
Anyone who's been closely involved with a wedding knows exactly how these beleaguered schmucks feel. Those who haven't may just take Confetti as a lighthearted but convincing argument for elopement.
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Director
Debbie Isitt
Cast
Martin Freeman,
Jessica Hynes,
Olivia Colman,
Robert Webb,
Stephen Mangan,
Meredith MacNeill
Genre
Comedy,
Romance
In this mockumentary, prestigious bridal magazine Confetti is holding a competition to find the most original wedding of the year. Three drastically different couples battle it out to win the coveted title, meticulously planning their uniquely themed ceremonies.
The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson
Anyone who's been closely involved with a wedding knows exactly how these beleaguered schmucks feel. Those who haven't may just take Confetti as a lighthearted but convincing argument for elopement.
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Just when I'm ready to write off the mockumentary as an exhausted form, along comes this delightful and hilarious improv comedy from the UK in which a bridal magazine sets up a promotional contest for the best offbeat wedding.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Must viewing for the Bridezillas set, this winning pageant of gaudy bad taste is the work of some of the U.K.'s most popular comedy performers.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
The humor is sweet-spirited, the dialogue (all improvised by the cast) is acerbic and witty, the celebration of unbridled tackiness is often hilarious.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
It's ripe for an American remake, given the popularity of reality TV shows like "My Super Sweet 16" and "Bridezillas," but it's hard to imagine a better cast than this ensemble.
Los Angeles Times
Under the insanity and unsexy nudity, Confetti has a sweet center. Comic timing, themes of tolerance and commitment and the marriage of farce and empathy lift the film above the mockumentary pack.
Village Voice
If nothing else, this affectionately off-the-wall confection offers exuberant confirmation of every suspicion you might ever have had that the English are charmingly eccentric. They're barking mad.
Los Angeles Times by Michael Ordona
Under the insanity and unsexy nudity, Confetti has a sweet center. Comic timing, themes of tolerance and commitment and the marriage of farce and empathy lift the film above the mockumentary pack.
Village Voice by Ella Taylor
If nothing else, this affectionately off-the-wall confection offers exuberant confirmation of every suspicion you might ever have had that the English are charmingly eccentric. They're barking mad.
Austin Chronicle by Marrit Ingman
The film veers toward sheer silliness at times, losing the sweetness that defines its strongest moments.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips
Outlandish weddings aren't much of a satiric target, but Confetti isn't really going for satire; mild-mannered japes are more its style.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Like the average best-man toast, Debbie Isitt's amiable mockumentary has many funny moments, a few touching ones and some that fall just slightly flat.
Variety
Picture is reminiscent less of Richard Curtis' romcoms and more of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, with a dash of early Mike Leigh.
San Francisco Chronicle by Ruthe Stein
May be too convincing for its own good.
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Confetti is an excellent study of what happens when someone botches Christopher Guest's mockumentary format.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Content to go only a third of the way to the bottom of its characters, the movie gives each a few comic tics and leaves it at that.
The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett
The track records of the performers are impeccable, but Issit has obviously never watched an awards show or similar event where comedy actors appear unscripted. Placing the weight of such a preposterous storyline on their improvisational shoulders was a disaster waiting to happen. And it happened.
New York Post by Lou Lumenick
A strained, ultra-predictable and headache-inducing mockumentary.
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