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28 Days (Special Edition) |  | Director: Betty Thomas
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Steve Buscemi, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Azura Skye
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 1579
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D05064D
ISBN: 0767851269
UPC: 043396050648
EAN: 9780767851268
ASIN: B00004UEDQ
Theatrical Release Date: April 14, 2000
Release Date: September 19, 2000
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Product Description
A disastrous drunken episode lands successful new york journalist gwen cummings in rehab, where she encounters a bizarre assortment of characters and unique rituals during her touching and often hilarious road to recovery. Special features: interactive menus, scene selections, and much more.
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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 counselor 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
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Sandra shows some serious range here! March 9, 2010
Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
I've seen this film a few times (I even saw it twice in the theater) and walking away from it I feel the same way every time. This is a good film that just lands on the wrong side of great thanks to a few pacing issues. You know, I really enjoy this film and find all the performances, especially Bullock's, to be strong and focused and intriguing; but the film has a few spots that just seem to lag along forever. If the film had been tightened just a little (and maybe a few of the clichés flipped on their heads) then this film could have been one of the best of the year.
That said, Bullock would easily make my top ten Lead Actress ballot for 2000.
The film revolves around Gwen, a grown woman who acts very much like a child thanks to her addictions to pills and booze, not to mention the strong influence from her equally immature (and self centered) boyfriend Jasper. When she unintentionally (yet most likely not really regretfully) ruins her sisters wedding thanks to her `issues', she finds herself spending a month in rehab where she starts to find herself by witnessing the effect her life has on others as well as getting to see herself through others eyes. The film may go in a very predictable direction (the character arcs for Jasper, Gwen and one unlucky patient are very `by the book') but it feels very authentic and relatable from start to finish.
Well, except for the weird love angle involving Eddie, the baseball player.
In the end though, it is not the script itself that gets the negative point, or maybe it is, but not the plot aspect of the script. There are just a few scenes that needed to be cut in order to keep the film from lulling and leaving holes of disinterest. It's sad when a film can grab you and then kind of push you away almost simultaneously.
It's a balanceing act that this film didn't quite master.
Still, the acting is rather remarkable, especially when you consider the type of film this COULD have become. When you think of Sandra Bullock you don't really think of dramatic actress. You think of bubbly and cute romantic comedies. Well, now you think of Oscar Winning actress (congrats Sandra, even if NO ONE should have beaten Mulligan this year!), but at the time this was released Sandra was not really known for her skills in the dramatic department. She SOARS here. She really understands how to use her knack for endearing the audience as well as this rich element of surprise into creating a beautifully sincere character. The ensemble is actually very well used, from the selfish sensuality that envelopes Dominic West to the awkward heartbreak that swallows Azura Skye; all the way to Steve Buscemi and the ridiculously underused Mike O'Malley.
Of course, there is always one who just steals every scene, and here that is Alan Tudyk.
I totally recommend this film. I wish that I could say it was perfect and give it an A, but a B+ is pretty good and this film more than deserves that grade. Sandra is a star (we all know that) and this may be her finest performance (although I am still VERY partial to her work in `While You Were Sleeping') so see it for her performance if nothing else. Thankfully this film is far more than just a performance vehicle.
 Terrifying! December 7, 2009
Hillard Peterson (USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
What was supposed to be a romantic evening with an attractive lady friend became an evening of sheer horror after seeing this film. While this movie may be billed as an upbeat comedy about a big-city newspaper columnist who is forced to go into rehab, it was anything but. First of all, Sandra Bullock is only in the film for about 2 minutes where she devours a screaming man and is cut up with a machete. The rest of the movie deals with a few people who are fighting for their lives against people going through sever withdrawal issues (rotting skin, vomiting blood, and trying to eat people's brains, etc.). The group fights their way out of an apartment building to find help from the military only to have to then fight off the soldiers who attempt to rape the women of the group. This movie literally left me shaking in tears and I never heard from my date again. Stay away from this move AT ALL COSTS!
 outstanding sandra November 19, 2009
Sheree D. Waites (DALLAS TX.)
sandra is one of the most delightful actressess on the screen,she gets her point across beautifully she is so graceful.this movie doesnt come short of that as she continues to give us a eletrifying performance as a recovering alcoholic!
Sandra Bullock Shines!!! October 24, 2009
E.Most (united states)
First of all, this movie should definitely be seen by anyone who loves great acting by a fantastic leading actress and love gripping dramas that really take your heart. Sandra Bullock shines as a woman who crashes her sister's limo from her wedding into a residential house and has to spend 28 days in rehab where she tries to find the person she really is behind her alcoholism. Throughout the movie, she lights up the screen with her dynamic acting mixed with some humor that would make this film a must see for any sandra fan or people who love a good drama with heart!
28 Days August 18, 2009
Elizabeth LaTrace
Watching Sandra Bullock play something that you could never imagine her being, is very well done! She is fun and still her naturally goofy self. This gets a little heart warming and it's still a great love story. I definitely recommend watching this!
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