Martin + Jessica 4Evah
Martin + Jessica 4Evah
Sep 22If you’re like me and Spaced and The Office are two of your favorite shows of all time, you probably got all crazy-excited when Jessica Stevenson and Martin Freeman cameoed together adorably in Shaun of the Dead.
Similarly heart attack-inducing is their pairing in the new flick Confetti, which features a whole mess of people from U.K. TV (I saw it with Brit TV expert Katherine, who pointed out the non-Jessica/Martin folks to me). The movie is a mockumentary about three couples duking it out to plan the most original wedding of the year. Jessica and Martin play a very sweet couple who want to have Busby Berkeley-esque musical extravaganza.
I think the mockumentary thing is tough to do these days. We’ve got Christopher Guest and both Offices and we’re pretty used to the form. We know that it’s hard to get the tone exactly right. But Confetti pretty much nails it in a way that’s funny and touching and all that good stuff.
And really, Martin and Jessica are the heart of it all. They have wonderfully hilarious moments, but nicely dramatic ones as well. And, as hinted at in Shaun, they’re just so goddamn cute together.
