Confetti, a mockumentary style flick is coming this March to a DVD player near you!

TITLE: Confetti
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox
DIRECTOR: Debbie Isitt
STARRING: Selina Cadell, Jimmy Carr, Olivia Colman, Ron Cook, Julia Davis, and more
RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2007
RATING: R
RUNNING TIME: 99 min.
OTHER EDITION(S): Unknown
SPECS: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
FEATURES: English and Spanish Subtitles, Audio Tracks English, Spanish, and French (DD 5.1), 3 Alternate Endings (Choose your own winner), Deleted Scenes, “More Tears More Tantrums”, and Trailers
STORE EXCLUSIVES: Unknown

SYNOPSIS:

Say “I do” to this hilarious “mockumentary” about a trio of wacky couples who vow to win the coveted title of “Most Original Wedding of the Year.” The dueling duos include the tuneless Matt (Martin Freeman) and Sam (Jessica Stevenson) whose unfortunate wedding theme is Hollywood musicals; the hypercompetitive tennis partners Josef (Steven Mangan) and Isabelle (Meredith MacNeil), and the outrageously uninhibited nudists Michael (Robert Webb) and Joanna (Olivia Colman). At stake is a million-dollar dream home, but can love survive in the midst of unbridled prenuptial chaos?
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REVIEW:
MOVIE: Confetti was a movie I was so looking forward too and missed. When the screener arrived I was jumping all over M to get my hands on it! It is a great mockumentary like it promises, but it’s not the kind of film I expected. There are some great moments (and much like Clue you can even change the ending/winners on the DVD (choose your own or watch them all as deleted scenes). But the ending that they went with for the theatrical version is still my favorite.

There is some bold moves and even bolder acting in this flick (the “naturists”!) and for these things I give them all two big thumbs up. But the biggest laugh I really got out of the film was in the first 30 seconds when the owner of “Confetti Magazine” is introducing himself saying he’s a bride’s best friend, and then interjecting, “I’m not gay” very quickly. This set the tone of the film off to a great start. But in the long run it didn’t keep my attention as well as I would have liked.

The tennis couple, Josef and Isabelle, completely lost me. Their competitive and vindictive nature just wasn’t as funny as it was a distraction to the rest of the film. Although, they really did have the most original wedding in the end.

Some hilarious lines, a few great moments, but a couple of distractions and annoyances brought me to my ultimate conclusion that the film is good – worth a watch, it’s just not great. But maybe it’s like Napoleon Dynamite where you really need to see it with friends for the big laughs and quotable quotes.

VIDEO: Coming Soon

AUDIO: Coming Soon

SPECIAL FEATURES: Contrary to most DVD sets this one does not have a commentary track, which it really doesn’t need. But it does have a series of deleted scenes and alternate endings. In total (although I didn’t time it) I believe it took over an hour to watch all of the deleted scenes (not including the alternate endings). These are a very nice addition! The alternate endings as well make the flick close to a cult classic. You can either insert the ending of your choosing into the film itself or watch them all as extras.

PACKAGE & DESIGN: Coming Soon (screener copy didn’t come with packaging).

Scores:
Movie: 2.5 / 5
Video: Coming Soon
Audio: Coming Soon
Special Features: 3 / 5
Package and Design: Coming Soon

OVER ALL:
3 / 5

EASTER EGGS: Unknown

FILMS IN THE SAME VEIN: Any mockumentary - Borat and A Mighty Wind in particular.

Buy the DVD now: Confetti
Or pick up the soundtrack: Confetti

(Images courtesy of 20th Century Fox)