
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... (Full plot summary below)
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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 alternative, which is jail. For Gwen to make any progress, she has to acknowledge that she has a problem which requires the support during those twenty-eight days not only of the facility's staff, but also the other patients, each who is going through his/her own issue with respect to the demons of addiction. If she does eventually acknowledge the problem, she will also have to reconcile the events of her life with Lily, and come to the realization that a life with Jasper is not in her best interest if she has any chance of surviving outside of the facility after those twenty-eight days.
Leave your thoughts about 28 Days.
| Film.comRobert HortonA reminder of why Bullock became a movie star in the first place. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBullock brings a kind of ground-level vulnerability to 28 Days that doesn't make her into a victim but simply into one more suitable case for treatment. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanFunny, thought-provoking and, yes, touching. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanBullock gives it her all; she's bristling and alive on screen in a way that she hasn't been since ''Speed.'' |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversNot without missteps and the occasional mouthful of sugar, but it grows on you. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrIt's going to take more than 28 Days to jump-start Sandra Bullock's stalled career. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair28 Days contains Sandra Bullock's best performance...it's just too bad the film itself isn't up there with her. |
| Mr. ShowbizF.X. FeeneyWith Sandra Bullock in the lead, writer Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) spinning the tale, and director Betty Thomas calling the shots, it's a reliably solid treat. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumJoBloA surprisingly emotional and funny picture. |
| Common Sense MediaEllen MacKayStrong rehab story for mature high schoolers. |