Before Super Troopers, Jay Chandrasekhar thought of a movie about a cat ... in space. Presented by "Star Trek: Discovery."
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Title: 28 Days (2000)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sandra Bullock | ... | Gwen Cummings | |
| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Eddie Boone | |
| Dominic West | ... | Jasper | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Lily | |
| Azura Skye | ... | Andrea | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Cornell | |
| Alan Tudyk | ... | Gerhardt | |
| Mike O'Malley | ... | Oliver (as Michael O'Malley) | |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Roshanda | |
| Reni Santoni | ... | Daniel | |
| Diane Ladd | ... | Bobbie Jean | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Betty | |
| Susan Krebs | ... | Evelyn | |
| Loudon Wainwright III | ... | Guitar Guy | |
| Katie Scharf | ... | Young Gwen | |
New York based writer Gwen Cummings knows that she drinks a lot but doesn't believe it's a problem, and if she decides that it is an issue that she could stop drinking on her own. She and her live-in boyfriend Jasper fuel each other's hyperactivity with this excessive alcohol consumption, "a normal life" is not in either's vocabulary. Between Gwen and her older straight-laced sister Lily, Gwen more closely resembles their larger than life mother, who was also an alcoholic and who died because of that when they were children. Lily believes that Gwen's addictions makes her a difficult if not impossible person to love. While Gwen is in a drunken stupor at Lily's wedding, Gwen causes one issue after another, ruining the day for Lily. Gwen is forced to examine her drinking with the culmination of bad events she caused at the wedding, leading to her being court ordered to enter into rehab or jail for twenty-eight days, which is only marginally more tolerable an idea to her than the ... Written by Huggo
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Eleven years after this movie hit the screen, I just viewed it. After seeing pages of reviews, no one will read this, but I will add my 2 cents anyway. I dislike drug rehabilitation movies, abuse movies, and similar themes, but this one captured my interest during each scene. I watched it in the morning while finishing last night's left-over gin that was diluted with water from melted ice from the previous night. I saw myself.
The reason I dislike rehabilitation movies is that I feel like I'm watching someone else's problems, and I don't like entertainment based on someone else's pain. For those who like this type of entertainment, it is excellent. For those who need a life-changing event, it may serve that purpose too.