28 Days (2000)

31% of critics liked it
(83 reviews)
53% of users liked it
(302,459 ratings)

In this romantic comedy, a journalist who's become too much the life of the party finds a new lease on life in a drug and alcohol treatment center. New York newspaper columnist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) has a fondness for liquor, a boyfriend (Dominic West) with a similar taste for the bottle,… More In this romantic comedy, a journalist who's become too much the life of the party finds a new lease on life in a drug and alcohol treatment center. New York newspaper columnist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) has a fondness for liquor, a boyfriend (Dominic West) with a similar taste for the bottle, and a party girl image that camouflages plenty of emotional baggage. At the wedding of her sister (Elizabeth Perkins), Gwen's pursuit of a good time goes a bit too far when she topples the wedding cake and steals the bridal party's limousine. The result is a court-ordered, 28-day stay in a rehabilitation facility for drug and alcohol abusers. Gwen's failure to get with the program causes her to butt heads with the clinic's director (Steve Buscemi), but her attitude begins to change when she meets Eddie Boone (Viggo Mortensen), a baseball player trying to deal with his substance abuse problems. Diane Ladd, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Azura Skye play Gwen's fellow rehab inmates, and legendary roots rock band NRBQ performs at the wedding reception. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By: Betty Thomas
Written By: Susannah Grant
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 8, 2000 Wide
On DVD: Jul 5, 2005
Studio: Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Bullock 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.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
Thomas's fleet-footed approach suggests the anxious embarrassment of a director in an awful hurry to get it over with.
Robert Horton, Film.com
28 Days is a reminder of why Bullock became a movie star in the first place
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
28 Days possesses all the depth and insight of a made-for-TV movie.
Ellen MacKay, Common Sense Media
Strong rehab story for mature high schoolers.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
28 Days contains Sandra Bullock's best performance...it's just too bad the film itself isn't up there with her.
Brent Simon, Entertainment Today
An off-kilter collection of shallowly observational postcards from the edge... [that's] more a laundry list of emotional checkpoints than a sustained, compelling narrative.
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
An underrated actress, Bullock capably fulfills the demands of her role as a pill-popping drunk. But the story never allows Bullock to escape the comfort zone of a romantic comedy.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
An out-of-control young woman who is in denial is forced to finally confront her multiple addictions.

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moon r

one whole star (and a half!) just cause i love ms. bullock. the rest of this trip to rehab is like a trip to rehab ... blech.
Dean !

A good comedy drama as a New York journalist has to go to rehab for 28 days to cure her addiction to alcohol. It has some good actors and has some funny moments. Overall more drama than comedy but still a good film on the whole
Anthony L

Not great but I?ve got a thing for Sandra Bullock!
Bobby H

Sanda Bulllock does great in this film. It's a movie worth watching, but not worth praising. Positives: Most actors nail there spots. There is some humrous moments and some emotional moments. The film makes a decent attempt to boost you from high-times, to low times, as to get… More
Sanda Bulllock does great in this film. It's a movie worth watching, but not worth praising. Positives: Most actors nail there spots. There is some humrous moments and some emotional moments. The film makes a decent attempt to boost you from high-times, to low times, as to get you emotionally connected to the film. Negatives: This unbalance between Comedy and Seriousness while it did not completley fail could of done itself better to just stick to one. Sometimes the comedy is to funny to make the movie seem real during it's serious moments. It's a tough balance that didnt fail but it also didnt do the movie great deeds. Overall: This movie is good but it's not perfection. It would of been much better off being completley serious as all the actors are wonderful and I feel could really tackle this serious subject on a serious note. The flaws are on the behalf of the writers/directors but the actors make it worth a watch or two. Check it out but do not go into it all that seriously or you may be dissapointed.
Chris W

Employs its share of cliches here and there, but overall, this is a fairly entertaining and well acted take on rehab and the path to ending self-destruction. Bullock, Mortensen, and Buscemi shine.
Dean L

Easy to miss...if you are good at ducking :)
Rachel F

This is a fantastic movie. I love all of the characters because they are all hilarious.
Jason S

Sandra drunk and stupid. No thanks.
Leigh R

Bullock is great in this film.
Dean M

Sandra Bullock has the best performance as a troubled drinker and taken to the rehab centre.
Steven V

Surprisingly interesting. This Movie was good and was so funny & understanding and full of tears. Sandra Bullock has the best performance as a troubled drinker and taken to the rehab centre.
Jason S

The unfunny and uncharismatic Bullock is hopeless in this drama. The idea is stretched out too long over the movie's length, and its just a boring mess.
Marcus W

Not to be confused with the (infinitely superior) other "28 days" movie with all the "enraged folk". In this, Bullock is a party girl who goes too far and ends up in rehab, then finds herself. It's crushingly boring and looked down on by greater films such as… More
Not to be confused with the (infinitely superior) other "28 days" movie with all the "enraged folk". In this, Bullock is a party girl who goes too far and ends up in rehab, then finds herself. It's crushingly boring and looked down on by greater films such as Secretary and Girl, Interrupted. Not even Buscemi can save it...
Sunil J

I really liked this movie. I kind of fall for movies about people making their lives better with humor and dark honest moments.
Mr. C

Painfully dull, uninspiring. The moments that are supposed to make you cry dont, the monents that are supposed to make you laugh dont, and the moments that are supposed to make you think dont. One of the worst 50 movies I have ever seen.
Sean S

Never having a drug or alcohol addiction kind of left me out of this a little but I am sure it played to the Hollywood crowd. I like Bullock and I like Tudyk, so worth a look I think.
Ina S

Bit too cheesy in parts, but Sandra Bullock is actually amazingly good.
Erin C

I love Sandra Bullock, but I thought this movie was kinda boring.