Confetti is a good film, just not a great comedy. Done in the style of the mockumentry (think Best in Show meets the Office), it brings together people from some of the UK's top comedy shows (Spaced, Green Wing, Royal Family, The Office etc).
However, the problem is, non of them are the stars. Apart from the ever-excellent Martin Freeman, non of these people are stars. Most have played either bit parts in better sit-coms (Spaced), or have starred in average ones (Green Wing).
Though Confetti has a good story and a lot of heart it misses a lot of the laughs. Which it shouldn't. Jimmy Carr, who is always funny in an unlikeable way, doesn't seem to be let free here, even though it is supposedly improvised.
This is a running problems in Confetti. They have hired a lot of funny people, but have tried to get them to focus more on the character and less on their small screen persona's. Unfortunately, their small screen persona's are funny, while there big screen character lack laughs.
This is not to say there aren't any laughs. But it all to often feels a bit too much like a reality TV programme, instead of a mock-reality TV programme, especially when it comes to Freeman and Jessica Stevenson's (also on top form) family. The uncomfortableness here is not funny, unlike David Brent's in the office - it's just annoying.
It does have a lot of heart, and the two gay wedding planners are, inevitably, the highlight. However, if the producers and directors had told the actors to be funny, instead of act funny, it might have been a different story.
However, the problem is, non of them are the stars. Apart from the ever-excellent Martin Freeman, non of these people are stars. Most have played either bit parts in better sit-coms (Spaced), or have starred in average ones (Green Wing).
Though Confetti has a good story and a lot of heart it misses a lot of the laughs. Which it shouldn't. Jimmy Carr, who is always funny in an unlikeable way, doesn't seem to be let free here, even though it is supposedly improvised.
This is a running problems in Confetti. They have hired a lot of funny people, but have tried to get them to focus more on the character and less on their small screen persona's. Unfortunately, their small screen persona's are funny, while there big screen character lack laughs.
This is not to say there aren't any laughs. But it all to often feels a bit too much like a reality TV programme, instead of a mock-reality TV programme, especially when it comes to Freeman and Jessica Stevenson's (also on top form) family. The uncomfortableness here is not funny, unlike David Brent's in the office - it's just annoying.
It does have a lot of heart, and the two gay wedding planners are, inevitably, the highlight. However, if the producers and directors had told the actors to be funny, instead of act funny, it might have been a different story.