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28 Days (2000)

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User Rating: 5.8/10 (13,609 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Betty Thomas
Writer (WGA):
Susannah Grant (written by)
Release Date:
14 April 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Life of the Party... before she got a life.
Plot:
A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after stealing a limousine and crashing it into a house. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Scouts Save Bullock (From WENN. 19 July 2000)
Gladiator Shows Its Muscles (From Studio Briefing. 9 May 2000)
User Comments:
Very solid movie; Bullock, Thomas deserve praise more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving substance abuse, language and some sensuality.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Alan Tudyk's character fork testimonial was totally improvised by Alan. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where they go into the drugstore and Eddie asks for the key to the men's room, his sleeves keeping changing from being up at his elbows, to down by his wrists. more
Quotes:
Gerhardt: There's a time when you can share and you hold hands and be on the same path. But there's always a fork in the road... at some point. And sometimes you have to go on one part of the fork and they gotta go on the other part of the fork. Or just down the back part of the fork while you go forward... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: 28 Days (#7.5)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Lean On Me more

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18 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Very solid movie; Bullock, Thomas deserve praise, 27 April 2000
Author: gator-35 from Florida

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 to keep things light at times (after all, rehab is a depressing subject), but the balance is about 80/20% in favor of drama.

Sandra really shines. This movie is all hers and she proves that while bubbly and energetic may be her niche, she can also be gritty and subtle to great effect. She's always been a very solid and dependable actress, but she gets to dig deeper here. She could have played this role in so many ways that would have been easy and predictable, but luckily she gave just the right amount of weight to her character. It's certainly her best acting performance.

Betty Thomas also delivers another strong effort. The pacing and amount of scene time seem just right. There is very interesting camera work and flashback scenes that work very well. I guess the best thing to say is that she made a formula movie (girl bottoms out, girl resists rehab, girl comes to terms and embraces recovery) without boring us with the formula.

In short, the best thing about the movie is what it wasn't. It could have been so cliched (although there were a couple of unavoidable ones) and paint-by-numbers. Instead, it was more subtle rather than over the top.

There are good performances by all, especially Steven Buscemi who plays his small role straight and somber. This film has higher artistic/merit value than it does entertainment value (afterall, how entertaining can a movie about rehab be?). It's a solid 7.

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