Excellent but underrated film

Admirable film.

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

What is a minister to do? This movie has all sorts of things I should be protesting...a LOT of nudity. Full, frontal, male and female, bouncing and jiggling, wiggling weenie, nudity. So do I say don't see it because of that? but God made us naked and the nudity is never jeered or leered over in the immature style of Benny Hill. The people just happen to be naked. It's a part of the plot, whether their lifestyle which is supposedly welcome will even be included since it was never approved of, and whether they will have the courage of their convictions to have their "naturalist" wedding their way or not.There is homosexuality. But there's never a push for a pro-gay agenda, no sexually deviant behavior, no lurid double-entendres that I could tell. Just a sweet couple who happen to both be male and very funny. Perhaps homosexuals might find it offensive as yet another stereotype but it isn't done heavy handedly or cruelly, just a bit broadly.The most objectionable part (other than the naked ones) was the use of the "F" word.So what's a minister to do? Well, if you'll keep it as our little secret, I'd say that married couples should rent it, view it in the privacy of their own bedrooms and laugh themselves silly. But order it through an online source so you don't have to show your face to a clerk.It's very funny, and very sweet, like a live-action Wallace and Gromit movie. It's just a shame there was all the nudity (which is why I deducted one point) because I can't admit watching it, much less recommend it to anyone I know. It's a guilty pleasure, but a very, very funny one with a sweet, memorable story you'll enjoy if you can get past the bouncing body parts.

Three young couples vie to win a magazine contest by holding their 'themed' weddings in public, with the winners being awarded a first prize of a brand new home. Step forward the three couples: nudists Michael and Joanna; tennis-mad Josef and Meredith, and Hollywood musical fans Matt and Samantha.The fun comes for us as as viewers as we join the fly-on the wall documentary team that follows all three couples as the wedding organisers and their respective families try to get the weddings together in time for the contest.This is a showcase of modern British comedy talent. Jimmy Carr, Felicity Montagu, Stephen Mangan, Martin Freeman, Jessica Stevenson and Alison Steadman all do their bit. But the real stars are the lesser known Vincent Franklin and Jason Watkins as the camp wedding organisers who won't let anything get in the way of the couples' dream day.This is an enjoyable little film, with a nice basic idea, littered with lots of good performances. It is 'smile' humour, rather than 'laugh out loud' stuff. But the smiles are here a-plenty. It is also surprisingly moving at times as well, and refreshingly free of cynicism. If at times you doubt the sincerity of some of those involved, the ending leaves you on a high.'Confetti' is not brilliant or ground-breaking, but it will make you smile. And that's not such a bad recommendation, is it?

This film is a simulated documentary about three couples participating a contest to make an unusual and memorable wedding.What I really liked this film is that it looked very spontaneous and real. It was intense, and things happened every second. It was hilarious that the wedding planners seemed to do everything they can to spoil the weddings. Their simulated campness was also remarkable and believable. The stress of organising a marriage was also well portrayed, and I felt for them completely.My favourite scene was when Martin Freeman was in the tub, and suddenly the two wedding planners come in. Martin Freeman then tried to get as much bubble over his bits as possible. It was so funny!

Christopher Guest can breathe easy, his crown as the Master of improv feature films is under no threat at all. Aware of the positive reviews that "Confetti" had generated, I was anticipating a well-conceived, superbly performed laugh-fest that was a cut above. Was I ever in for a rude shock! Martin Freeman, Jessica Stevenson, Julia Davis and Alison Steadman alone may hold their heads high. These performers acquitted themselves well in spite of overwhelming opposition from an under worked concept, a total lack of effective direction or judicious editing and a cast of over-actors, out of their depth and intent on caricaturing their roles to within an inch of their life. Without the entire tennis-themed nuptials, you would be guaranteed a slightly less awful film, so woefully bad was each teeth-grindingly drawn out scene involving these dull and unwatchable characters going about their irritating and unconvincing lives. It was a great shock for me to later learn that the actress who limped along as the female half of this unpleasant partnership, was actually a graduate of the highly esteemed RADA. As for the actor (and I hesitate in labeling him thus) portraying Josef, such inexcusable miscasting and lack of conviction has rarely been seen since Keanu Reeves was afforded the opportunity to mangle the bard in "Much Ado About Nothing". This film is laboured, unoriginal, heavy on predictability and stereotypes, and yet full of wasted opportunities to be genuinely fresh and amusing. I noted that a fellow board user gushingly stated that he had not seen anything as funny as "Confetti" since "The 40 Year Old Virgin". That about sums it up for me!