28 Days (DVD)

28 Days was released in 2000 and stars Sandra Bullock as Gwen Cummings, whose life at the start of the film is one huge party. She goes from one drunken night to another with her partner Jasper (Dominic West), and pops a few pills just for good measure. Things come to a head when her behaviour completely destroys her sister Lily (Elizabeth Perkins)'s wedding day, and as a consequence is sentenced to 28 days rehabilitation. The rest of the film charts her rehabilitation and how her Counsellor, Cornell Shaw (Steve Buscemi) and the other rehab patients affect her life - and how she affects theirs. She starts off very much with a belligerent attitude of "I ...  Read the complete review

28 days - a movie following a potentially stereotypical story of an alcoholic getting through rehab. At face value this storyline appears to lack originality, but what could be disappointing because it's been done so many times before, turns out to actually be one of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in a while. 28 Days walks a fine line between comedy and a serious message and thankfully does it SO much better than the similar offerings I've seen which are oh so serious and intense. In my experience, comedy, if done well (and not overdone!) is a fantastic way of getting your audience to take their guard down and listen to you, and this movie is ...  Read the complete review

I absolutely loved this movie. I have a soft spot for Sandra Bullock, every movie she is in I have to give it a chance. This movie had a great storyline and some great actors playing some very colorful and funny characters. This story is a little different which is why I like it so much. It deals with some very real issues that many people face in this world, but puts a fun spin on it. The story is about Gwen Cummings, played by Sandra Bullock who is very fond of alcohol. Her boyfriend, played by Dominic West, helps her along with this addiction seeing as he has the same addiction to alcohol that she does. When Gwen ruins her sisters wedding during one of her ...  Read the complete review

For Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) life is just one long alcohol fuelled party. By day she is a highly successful New York writer, but by night she is the life and soul of any party. Accompanied by her boyfriend, Jasper (Dominic West), they stumble from bar to club fuelled by drink, waking up everyday with a hangover and little recollection of their actions the night before. Her life of wanton debauchery finally catches up with her, when she ruins her sisters wedding. Not only by turning up late, due to yet another night of alcohol driven fun, but also in a moment of alcoholic mayhem, she demolishes the wedding cake as she tumbled off the dance floor. In an ...  Read the complete review

****** 28 Days ****** This film for me is a feel good film as I like to say, shows you that you can achieve something if you want it hard enough. If ive had a bad day or just feeling down in the dumps this movie always cheers me up. Sandra Bullock stars as Gwen Cummings an alcoholic who just wants to live life with out thinking of the consequences in-between. Bullock who I think is one of the best female actors plays a superb role. The acting in this movie couldn't have been better, with an excellent script all the actors/characters work well together. I would have loved to have seen a sequel to 28 days. As I think it would be good to ...  Read the complete review