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28 Days [DVD] [2000]

DVD ~ Sandra Bullock
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Product details

  • Actors: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Elizabeth Perkins, Azura Skye
  • Directors: Betty Thomas
  • Writers: Susannah Grant
  • Producers: Celia D. Costas, Jenno Topping
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 12 April 2004
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001XLW26
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,365 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
To appreciate 28 Days, it's best to be thankful that director Betty Thomas hasn't forced Sandra Bullock into a remake of Clean and Sober. Instead Thomas has balanced her comedic sensibility (evident in Dr. Dolittle and Private Parts) 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 Erin Brockovich 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.

As 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. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com


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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lesson to learn, 19 Jan 2003
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This review is from: 28 Days [2000] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
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!

Very good film, recommended!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sandra shows her serious side, 29 Mar 2005
Sandra Bullock plays a habitually drunk or hung-over, pill popping party girl who arrives late and dishevelled for her sister's wedding and dances so wildly that she goes careering into the cake. In an attempt to buy a replacement, she then steals the wedding limo and ends up sentenced to 28 days in rehab for crashing it into a house. So far, so wild and outrageous. The bulk of this thoughtful movie deals with her character's efforts to get sober, despite her carefree boyfriend's sabotaging visits. There is a fine ensemble performance from her fellow inmates. Steve Buscemi also puts in brief appearances as her counsellor. This is not Bullock's usual light-hearted fare. She shows she can cut it in a serious role too. Worth watching.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Going, 6 Jan 2005
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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.
Sandra 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...
A well done movie with a subtle message...
Essential DVD
A*****
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and True
I watched this in rehab for alcoholism. It was funny enough to raise a lot of laughs and true enough to cause a lot of tears. Excellent performances all round.
Published 10 months ago by David M. Palmer

1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable, Contrived and utterlly shallow.
Oh dear.

There is something very patronising about the whole tone of the film. You never quite buy in to it's characters or premise. Read more
Published 15 months ago by anon-london

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what i was expecting.
I got this film because A Sandra Bullock is one of my favourite actress', and B i assumed because it was pretty well known film, it would be really good. Read more
Published 15 months ago by R. Birkett

4.0 out of 5 stars I was impressed
I can't say I'm a big fan of Sandra Bullock's films but this one really surprised me. I didn't know what to expect in terms of tone but was pleased with how even a path the film... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2006 by M. Storey

5.0 out of 5 stars 28 days
i thought this was one ov the best films i av seen in ages it makes u laugh and cry i would recommend this to girls ov all ages well from about 14 up to 60
Published on 17 Jul 2006 by Nikki Mclaughlin

2.0 out of 5 stars 28 Days
Sandra Bullock appears in one of 3 films released in the same year and it's definitely one you shouldn't watch 'cause of the sheer fact that it's utterly depressing. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2006 by Dave Kraven

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bullock's usual style...
Sandra Bullock usually has a pretty reliable formula in films - a bit ditzy, hippy-ish, lovable and girly while kicking butt the whole time. Read more
Published on 2 April 2006 by Emma Simpson

4.0 out of 5 stars In prism. 26th august 2004.
This film is based on mainly a woman who gets drunk on her sisters wedding and spoils her cake,then drives in this limozine but crashes into someones house. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2004 by Kathryn Pointon

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites
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. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2004 by pete24007

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good
Sandra Bullock continues to surprise, here we she her in a new light, playing Gwen a Drunk brought up where its the only way to function. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2004 by gwenalop

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