28 Days

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28 Days

PG-13,

2000,

1h 43m,

Comedy/

Drama

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The story of Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock), a successful New York writer living in the fast lane and everyone's favorite party girl -- until she gets drunk with boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West), borrows her sister's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding limo and earns herself a stay in court-ordered rehab.

Critics Consensus

Even though 28 Days is tackling a difficult subject, it comes off light and superficial, and maybe even a little preachy.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Jan 1, 2000

1/5

28 Days is too glib too often to make much of an impression any way you look at it.

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Sharon Pian Chan

Seattle Times

Jan 1, 2000

28 Days tries too hard to be all things to all people.

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Ted Anthony

Associated Press

Jan 1, 2000

The story and character arcs are pure Screenwriting 101, and every time something unexpected seems poised to happen, the script reaches out, grabs it and pulls it back in line.

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Feb 16, 2021

2/5

Painfully earnest, addiction-tackling piffle

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Nick Johnston

Vanyaland

Apr 15, 2020

Thomas does a few interesting things here, including shooting the flashbacks and heavy-drinking scenes on video, which has a weird and wild grain to it when contrasted with the rest of the film.

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Matt Hudson

What I Watched Tonight

Oct 11, 2018

6/10

Whilst the movie provides a soft look at a hard subject, and at times can preach a bit too much, it returns an entertaining watch and good performances by a solid cast.

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Anakin R

Nov 26, 2018

While the performances were great and there are a couple of scenes in the movie that were fantastic, the movie was just confusing, boring, and VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRY stupid. 4/10

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Hermione S

Aug 14, 2018

Saw again for the first time in 18 years and it was worse than I remembered. Here you have another upper class person ending up in a country club rehab. The rehab emphatically prohibits cell phones that point ws made clear several times. But you can have intoxicated family members show up and smuggle in substances. The character played by Sandra Bullock is unconvincing either before sobriety or after. At one point she sneaks out on a limb in a vain attempt to retrieve the smuggled in pills that she threw away. Obviously there are no bed checks in this rehab. She falls and fractures her leg, Henceforth she hobbles around on crutches. The crutches are no real impediment to going out in a rehab provided boat. No life jacket. No precautions. Little wonder later on in the movie her roommate overdoses on contraband smuggled in. Who tries tom revive her---one of the fellow patients while the rehab nurse stands by and watches. One inanity after another. The characters were annoying rather than sympathetic. Especially the gay German who overacted. Then there was another patient who was hitting on every female. Any rehab I ever heard of fraternizing was immediately grounds for dismissal. I guess a rehab with a lake that overlooks a patient smuggling in drugs would look the other way when another was fraternizing. A failure overall as an inspirational tale. A failure as a comedy. One thumb way down!

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May 20, 2018

If you don't like this film, you don't get this film and that's okay. Sandra is terrific. This film has been of enormous help to young women struggling with addiction.

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Ron P

May 14, 2017

Bit of a silly movie, despite the subject matter.

Harry M

May 7, 2017

Wholesome + mostly comforting rehab film. How great is young Sandra Bullock??

Abraham G

Apr 3, 2017

Pleasant enough but an old story. Nothing to really stay with you.

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Betty Thomas

Director

Sandra Bullock

Gwen Cummings

Viggo Mortensen

Eddie Boone

Dominic West

Jasper

Diane Ladd

Bobbie Jean

Elizabeth Perkins

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Synopsis

The story of Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock), a successful New York writer living in the fast lane and everyone's favorite party girl -- until she gets drunk with boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West), borrows her sister's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding limo and earns herself a stay in court-ordered rehab.

Director: Betty Thomas
Producer: Jenno Topping
Screenwriter: Susannah Grant
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Tall Trees Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sensuality|Language|Substance Abuse|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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