Confetti (DVD)

++ CONFETTI ++ Released in 2006 and starring a host of talented comedy actors including: Robert Webb (Peep Show), Olivia Coleman, (Green Wing), Martin Freeman (The Office), Stephen Mangan (Green Wing), Jessica Stevenson (Spaced). Directed by: Debbie Isset. Genre: Comedy/Romance. BBFC Rating: 15. Running Time: 100 minutes. 'Confetti' is a magazine, pretty much like 'OK' but along the bridal lines. The magazine wants an original concept this year, rather than the normal, bland white wedding competitions that they have usually held in the past. So they decide to hold auditions and they will give the places to the couples who come ...

What do you get when you cross a horde of British TV comedy stars with a ridiculous plot about marriage? The answer? A surprisingly funny yet absolutely ludicrous film that somehow manages to make me want to watch it again, although I am at a loss at to why!!!! The Plot Confetti (2006) is an offering in the series of Brit Flicks such as Ruchard Curtis' Notting Hill where us Brits make a mockery out of, well ... us Brits! Confetti magazine have decided to hold a competition for the most original wedding of the year, and the winners get to have their wedding paid for. There you go. That's the plot, in a nutshell. And it really is as simple as that. It ...

I am a big Brit Flick fan. I think the British have made some fantastic films over the years, at the same time there have been a few duds that have got though on the back of a successful genre. The Rom-Com (Romantic-Comedy) has to have been one of the most commercially successful genres of recent years with films like Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones et al doing their bit for the British economy at the Box Office. Hoping to follow in their footsteps (and sadly failing miserably) is Confetti. Comedian Jimmy Carr (host of '8 Out of 10 Cats') plays Antoni the owner of Confetti, a top bridal magazine, he and editor Vivienne (Felicity ...