28 Days

I just saw a screening of 28 Days starring Sandra Bullock and enjoyed it much more than I anticipated. The film opens with a grainy and quick exposition of Gwen (Sandra Bullock) partying up with her friends, drinking and drugging... Read more at imdb.com

28 DAYS / (2000) *** "28 Days" is one of the most accurate movies about alcoholism and drug addiction I can remember. The film does not glamorize or poke fun at its thematic content, but instead shimmers in truth depicting... Read more at imdb.com

Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) is a successful New York writer who's everyone's favourite party girl. Life to Gwen and her boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West) is just a fun filled exercise in debauchery; stumbling from bar to night-club to hangover, until,... Read more at imdb.com

There are a lot of good things about 28 Days, especially from Sandra Bullock and Betty Thomas (Director). Don't be fooled by the advertisers and trailers, this movie is a drama. There is a little comedy thrown in the mix... Read more at imdb.com

28 DAYS (2000) **1/2 Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Diane Ladd, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Buscemi, Alan Tudyk, Michael o' Malley, Azura Skye, Reni Santoini, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Margo Martindale, Loudan Wainwright III. (Dir: Betty Thomas)Addiction is not funny nor is... Read more at imdb.com

Sandra Bullock takes on a more serious role than usual in this light comedy drama set in rehab. Bullock's performance is OK, and the movie is reasonably entertaining, however I would hesitate to recommend this film too highly, even if... Read more at imdb.com

Sandra Bullock does a pretty good job of playing Gwen the drunken party girl who gets herself into trouble. She is not gung ho for a treatment center, but her other option is jail. Actually, I was not sure how... Read more at imdb.com

There comes a time in the career of every performer identified mainly with lightweight romantic comedy roles to take the plunge into more serious acting challenges – in the hopes that we will see beyond his or her pretty face... Read more at imdb.com

I suppose I'll lay out the positive aspects of the film first, for it does have a couple. First, and most surprising, is the fact that Sandra Bullock actually holds this film together. It is the first time she's produced a... Read more at imdb.com

There is a a very important message at the heart of this Betty Thomas film: Self Control from Indulgent excesses. The problem: the film itself tipsily overindulges its themes by balancing good drama with over-acting and imbalanced doses of comedy.... Read more at imdb.com

The surprise is that the film is more enjoyable than one might imagine. Unlike the courageously honest (and financially disastrous) drama Clean and Sober , 28 Days ' lighthearted tone all but mocks the experiences of countless real-life heroes who have struggled through rehab and become clean. ... Full Review

Two teen girls found the movie to be extremely compelling; they wept copiously at the appropriate moments. Troubled characters abound in Girl, Interrupted -- for older teens. ... Full Review

The entire cast is wonderful Viggo Mortensen, Elisabeth Perkins and Dominc West very different characters whose very differences form an impact. Sandra Bullock is utterly convincing as the party girl, whose wild ways harbour the deep emotional pain she is desperately trying to forget. ... Full Review

Fortunately, "28 Days" is better than all of those films put together. While the film is incredibly predictable, it still makes for an engaging experience. While the film follows the same predictable twelve-step program ... Full Review

In reality this is a pretty damn charming movie. This film, quite honestly because of the deft direction of Betty Thomas... And in the center of it all, theres good ol Sandra Bullock. The various characters are fun. ... Full Review

The movie opens in an ominous laboratory where British scientists are studying chimps infected with a virus that promotes murderous rage.Activists break in, set the research animals free, and the hyper-aggressive primates promptly infect humans. ... Full Article

I often wonder why so many writers choose a mental institution of some sort as the setting for their movie. The most plausible explanation is the potential for quirky supporting characters -- you need look no further for colorful personalities... ... Full Article

       The power of a community to change a persons life is not only the dynamic behind church life but also that of recovery facilities.   Though difficult to accomplish in 28 days, a change in direction can take place ... Full Article

Lensed in the style of a gritty drama, with slightly bleached cinematography, blurry Im drunk POV shots and some heavy-handed cutting, 28 Days sets itself up as a Leaving Las Vegas kind of moral messenger. ... Full Article

The big question is, who are those people?Written by Susannah Grant (" Erin Brockovich "), "28 Days" is named for a four-week stretch at a rehab center, to which party girl Gwen (Bullock) is court-sentenced. ... Full Article