Review of Confetti

Confetti (2006) British mockumentary. Oh, how I laughed. Why the low ratings? My powers of deductive reasoning reveal that the nudity might have something to do with that. Furthermore, Colman & Webb, who played the Naturists, claim that they were misled as to how much of their nudity would be seen in the final edit. Colman claims to have had trust issues ever since. Whether true or not, they decided to forego legal proceedings. Webb's public proclamation that this film was an "underwhelming mess", therefore, biased. A documentation on a reality competition show to discover The Most Original Wedding of the Year. Host? Confetti Magazine, A Bride's Best Friend. Laughs, crises, shenanigans, shocks. Not always funny, but always engaging. All the characters had their role. The pretentious owner of "Confetti", the prude editor, the gay couple wedding planners ("Heron and Hough: Your dreams are enough"), each of the couples and respective family and friends (notably Samantha's cruise performer sister, her mother who is a completely disrespectful to her ex husband and Samantha's father when he tries to attend his daughter's wedding, Matthew's best friend Snoopy who passively aggressively expresses his dislike for the wedding in lyrics he wants to sing as best man), the premarriage counselor, the choreographer, etcetera. The actual weddings are a delight. Vows read to the tune of a tennis match. Ball boys. Rings in hollowed out tennis balls. The naturists bare all, despite editor Vivienne's adamant protests, and Heron and Hough do likewise, riding in on a bicycle. Showgirl style 1940s Broadway tunes, romantic musical vows. Regardless of all the drama, the weddings are adorably and hilariously sentimental. The saddest thing is that the weddings illustrated are not even that much of an exaggeration, if at all. Silly? Yes. Stupid? Often. Overdone? Agreed. Smart? Definitely. Hilarious? Indubitably. This is a comedy. A mockumentary to be exact. What else do you expect? As long as those last two elements are there, consider it a success. One competition. 3 weddings. 1 winner. The prize? A new house. Maybe.