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28 Days [DVD] [2000]
enlarge	Director: Betty Thomas Actors: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Elizabeth Perkins, Azura Skye Studio: Uca Catalogue Category: DVD List Price: ~~£5.99~~ Buy Used: £0.12 as of 21/11/2009 10:59 GMT details You Save: £5.87 (98%) New (24) Used (49) from £0.12 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 23 reviews Sales Rank: 5096 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 103 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5050582242065 ASIN: B0001XLW26 Theatrical Release Date: April 14, 2000 Release Date: April 12, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review To appreciate I28 Days/I, it's best to be thankful that director Betty Thomas hasn't forced Sandra Bullock into a remake of IClean and Sober/I. Instead Thomas has balanced her comedic sensibility (evident in IDr. Dolittle/I and IPrivate Parts/I) with the seriousness of alcoholism and substance abuse, and she succeeds without compromising the gravity of the subject matter. Some critics have scoffed at the movie's breezy, formulaic portrait of 27-year-old boozer and pill-popper Gwen Cummings (Bullock), but this smooth-running star vehicle does for Bullock what IErin Brockovich/I did for Julia Roberts, focusing her appeal in a substantial role without taxing the limits of her talent. It's no wonder that Susannah Grant (who wrote both films) was one of the hottest new screenwriters of 1999. She writes "Hollywood Lite" without insulting anyone's intelligence. pAs played by Bullock, Gwen is an alcoholic in denial whose latest bender with boozer boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West) ruins the wedding of her sister (Elizabeth Perkins) and lands her in a month-long rehab program with the requisite gang of struggling drunks and junkies. Newcomer Alan Tudyk steals his scenes as a gay German rehabber who might've dropped in from a Berlin performance-art exhibit, and Steve Buscemi aptly conveys the weary commitment of a counsellor who's seen it all. Thomas has surrounded Bullock with a sharp ensemble, and the addition of singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III (as a kind of Greek chorus crooner) is sublimely inspired. Certainly no surprises here--the warring sisters will reconcile, and at least one rehabber will fail to recover--but there's ample pleasure to be found in Bullock's finely tuned performance, and in Thomas's inclusion of flashbacks and tangents that add depth and laughter in just the right dosage. --IJeff Shannon, Amazon.com/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 23 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Lesson to learn January 19, 2003 15 out of 15 found this review helpful This was a great film to watch. Sandra Bullock plays Gwen Cummings who has a drink problem but hasn't realised it/won't admit it. At here sisters wedding she turns up late and drunk. But she doesn't stop, the wedding is a bit of disaster with Gwen wrecking the cake. She goes to find another cake and ends up crashing a car... drunk. She then has to spend 28 days in rehab, hence the name 28 Days! Its got humour, emotion and a message about life. Its even funnier to watch with friends but just as funny watching it on your own. Viggo Mortenson plays a good part too, didn't recognise him to start with! pVery good film, recommended! Easy Going January 6, 2005 10 out of 10 found this review helpful This is the kind of film that everyone would like... Its the kind of thing you could watch during the day for something to do, its easy going, lighthearted, and makes you laugh.brSandra Bullock plays 'Gwen' a woman who lives her life from party to hangover to party again- and as a result of getting wasted at her sisters wedding, and behaving badly she is asked to spend 28 days in rehab.- It might sound depressing, but it really isnt, its very very funny... brA well done movie with a subtle message...brEssential DVDbrA***** Fantastic September 15, 2003 8 out of 9 found this review helpful Sandra Bullock is brilliantly casted as main character Gwen in this equally brilliant film! Gwen is a wild girl who doesn't seem to notice that her partying and drinking is getting out of hand until she ruins her sisters wedding and crashes a car while she's drunk. She then has to spend 28 days in rehab or she'll have to go to jail otherwise. This films potrays how serious addictions are and the hell that addicts go through. You don't just finish watching it and think 'that was a good film', along with that you start to think about life in general and people who are in Gwens situation (both the adult and child Gwen). Although the film is serious in some parts, there are also some very funny moments which lightens the film up nicely. Look out for a german man with glasses in it - he is hilarious and has all the best comedy lines! cool film September 9, 2003 4 out of 5 found this review helpful i love this film! sandra bullock always makes me laugh even in sad films like this. She really made it seem real and put a lot of emotion into the role. I love the film 5 out of 5!!! One of my favourites June 29, 2004 2 out of 2 found this review helpful A real bittersweet drama about an alcoholic who is suddenly forced to see her life in focus. Superb sensitive moments as well as plenty of good comic relief too. This is one of my favourite films, very much recommended! Showing reviews 1-5 of 23 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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