28 Days (2000)
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31% of critics liked it
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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… 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
- Directed By
- Betty Thomas
- Written By
- Susannah Grant
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 8, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
28 Days is a cutesy, heavy-handed morality tale that contains nary a believable moment.
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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.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
It's going to take more than 28 Days to jump-start Sandra Bullock's stalled career.
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Ellen MacKay, Common Sense Media
Strong rehab story for mature high schoolers.
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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.
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Cast
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Sandra Bullock
as Gwen Cummings
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Viggo Mortensen
as Eddie
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Dominic West
as Jasper
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Diane Ladd
as Bobbie Jean
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Elizabeth Perkins
as Lily
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Steve Buscemi
as Counselor Cornell
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Alan Tudyk
as Gerhardt
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Mike O'Malley
as Oliver
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Azura Skye
as Andrea
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Reni Santoni
as Daniel
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
as Roshanda
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Margo Martindale
as Betty
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Jim Moody
as Chauffer
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Loudon Wainwright III
as Guy with guitar






