Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Confetti

I don't remember there being much fuss about this when it came out, but I was intrigued by the cast first off - Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, Jessica Stevenson, Martin Freeman, Stephen Mangan...how terrible could it possibly be?

The plot is simple enough - a wedding magazine sets a competition for the most interesting themed wedding, and the film follows the couples - the naturists, the obsessively competitive tennis pros and the tone-deaf musical fans.

Well worth a watch as long as you don't object to any of the following, in my opinion:

  • Robert Webb spending most of his scenes with his gentleman's apparatus on full public display
  • Olivia Colman spending almost as many of her scenes with her lady-regions on full public display
  • A gay couple
  • Lots of stuff about weddings & wedding politics
  • Lots of stuff about how weddings and the "wedding industry" are all a bit daft
  • Some cheesy romantic bits
It's quite funny - chuckle rather than spit out your tea - and rather sweet in parts. My favourite characters were the gay wedding planners who in many ways had the warmest relationship of all the couples portrayed. It won't change your life or have you wanting to watch it again and again to memorise the funny bits, but it's a pleasant way to spend an evening.

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