The Rom-Com hasn't been my favourite genre over the years. Even though I've happily sat through the same old same old from time to time. In recent years I don't think I've bothered with any (except Crazy Rich Asians as that is awesome) but I do actually own a couple rom-coms as I didn't think they were classed as rom-coms. Oh well. The British Rom-Com used to be a 'thing' but again in more recent years its slipped away. But there are some gems out there that I think deserve a second glance. Also all the films are from the early 2000s and under seen whic might be why I couldn't find better pictures...
Born Romantic
The cast is a mixture of famous faces now and famous faces back when the film was first released in 2001.Various characters find love, old loves and new passions at a salsa club, all connected by a cab driver, with his own story, who offers advice on love. It's a great cast, funny and the dancing isn't too bad either. It's a very early 2000s feel to it which makes it even better to watch now.
Confetti
A mockumentary rom-com where the entire film was improvised and with a cast like this, its hilarious and ridiculous from start to end. Wedding magazine, Confettu, sets up a competition for couples to create their ideal and unique wedding, which will be judged by a panel, with the winning couple getting a house (which you never see). The wedding themes are 1930s-40s musicals, tennis and a naturist couple want a naked wedding. The cast is who's who in British film and TV (plus one Canadian) with my favourites Jessica Hynes and Stephen Mangan as well as internationally famous now Martin Freeman and newly BAFTA award winning Olivia Colman. In fact, Colman and Robert Webb both hate the film as they were misled about how much nudity would be shown. Bascially they were lied to by the filmmakers. Which is a shame as the fact that this film was improvised everyone does an amazing job.
School for Seduction
This was better than I thought it was going to be. When the mysterious Italian woman, Sophia arrives in Newcastle she sets up her seduction classes, bringing together a group of lively women who feel ignored or unloved by their husabnds or feel like they are lacking sophistication who enroll. Learning that seducton is more about yourself, they all have varying results in ther love lives.
