Lex Talionis I want my time back! I have never walked out on a movie in my life because if I’m going to criticize something I think it only fair to know what I’m talking about. This one really made me reconsider that policy. Improvisation is a good exercise for actors in acting school and for scene development in rehearsal. It’s not writing. It’s not even bad writing. When a film is composed entirely of improvised scenes you have a movie that has no writing. You might as well try to make a film without direction. It is just bad film making. If you want improvisation get out some Jonathan Winters or Robin Williams tapes. The only thing I take away from this film is a curiosity to discover what other work some of the cast has done. This is a talented cast of fine comic actors completely wasted in an excruciating, painful to watch exercise. They can’t be blamed for this disaster. Even the copious nudity became tedious and boring. Maybe it’s time for films to carry a “Contains material of improvisational nature” warning.

Jackson Booth-Millard I knew a one or two of the stars of this film, and that it had the theme of marriage, but that's pretty much all I knew about it, so I decided to see if I'd agree with the two stars by the critics. Basically Antoni Clarke (Jimmy Carr), owner of bridal magazine Confetti, along with manager Vivian (Felicity Montagu), decide to hold a competition for a couple to create the Most Original Wedding, with the winning couple getting a new house and cover shoot. The three couples eventually chosen out of all auditioned are: Matt (Martin Freeman) and Sam (Jessica Hynes/Stevenson) with their 1930's and 1940's musical theme; Josef (Stephen Mangan) and Isabelle (Peep Show's Meredith MacNeill) with their tennis theme; and naturists Michael (Robert Webb) and Joanna (Peep Show's Olivia Colman) with their, well, naturist theme. Most of the film sees the couples trying to get everything they can think of to make their wedding have the winning theme, e.g. using choreographers and fashion experts. So it comes to the big day for all three couples in the same place, with Antoni and Vivian joining the one or two professional judges. The tennis themed wedding had one or two glitches, the naturist wedding was pretty uncomfortable viewing, so of course the musical themed wedding was going to win, deservedly. Also starring Vincent Franklin as Archie Heron, Jason Watkins as Gregory Hough, Alison Steadman as Sam's Mum, live action Thunderbirds' Ron Cook as Sam's Dad, Julia Davis as Counselor and Green Wing's Mark Heap as Registrar. For a mockumentary, I can believe that most (if not all) of the scenes and dialogue in this film was improvised, it is a bit of a mess, but for the few good giggles and amount of great British comedians (and one Canadian) this is worth a go. Okay!

arieliondotcom What is a minister to do? This movie has all sorts of things I should be protesting...a LOT of nudity. Full, frontal, male and female, bouncing and jiggling, wiggling weenie, nudity. So do I say don't see it because of that? but God made us naked and the nudity is never jeered or leered over in the immature style of Benny Hill. The people just happen to be naked. It's a part of the plot, whether their lifestyle which is supposedly welcome will even be included since it was never approved of, and whether they will have the courage of their convictions to have their "naturalist" wedding their way or not.There is homosexuality. But there's never a push for a pro-gay agenda, no sexually deviant behavior, no lurid double-entendres that I could tell. Just a sweet couple who happen to both be male and very funny. Perhaps homosexuals might find it offensive as yet another stereotype but it isn't done heavy handedly or cruelly, just a bit broadly.The most objectionable part (other than the naked ones) was the use of the "F" word.So what's a minister to do? Well, if you'll keep it as our little secret, I'd say that married couples should rent it, view it in the privacy of their own bedrooms and laugh themselves silly. But order it through an online source so you don't have to show your face to a clerk.It's very funny, and very sweet, like a live-action Wallace and Gromit movie. It's just a shame there was all the nudity (which is why I deducted one point) because I can't admit watching it, much less recommend it to anyone I know. It's a guilty pleasure, but a very, very funny one with a sweet, memorable story you'll enjoy if you can get past the bouncing body parts.

Michael Margetis 'Confetti' is a funny and charming British mockumentary, but it sure as hell isn't on-par with mockumentaries like 'Spinal Tap' and 'Best in Show'. 'Confetti' is about a fashion bridal magazine called 'Confetti'. The two executives of the magazine (Jimmy Carr and Felicity Montagu) form a contest involving three different couples seeing who can put on the most original wedding. They choose Matt and Sam (Martin Freeman and Jessica Hynes) two tone-deaf theater enthusiasts whose theme is Broadway Musicals ; Josef and Isabelle (Stephen Mangan and Meredith MacNeill) two wannabe pro-tennis players whose theme is, no big surprise, tennis ; and Michael and Joanna (Robert Webb and Olivia Colman), two nudists whose theme is a "naturist" wedding. With the help of two flamboyantly gay wedding planners (Vincent Franklin and Jason Watkins), the three couples set on a trek to plan their weddings and perhaps win the Confetti magazine most original wedding contest.'Confetti' is an interesting concept, but disappointing in that they could have done so much more with it. The beginning is very funny and the ending sequence is flat-out hilarious, but there are so many in-between moments in 'Confetti' that aren't very funny and drag out. The actors are all very talented and funny, especially Vincent Franklin and Jason Watkins who are constant scene-stealers as the bitchy/gay wedding planners. Some of the time, I was confused in what I was watching -- a comedy or a drama. In some instances it becomes too sentimental to be funny, which is usually not a good route to take when making a mockumentary. Satire is a very hard thing to accomplish well in a movie, and 'Confetti' hits and misses, but luckily for the viewers it hits more than it misses. Grade: B-