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Movie Description
New York City newspaper reporter Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) likes to party. But at her sister Lily's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding, she parties a little too much, makes a spectacle of herself, and ends up driving a commandeered limousine into a neighbor's front porch. In lieu of prison, Gwen is sent to a rehabilitation program at Serenity Glen, where cell phones are banned and patients chant for inspiration. Surrounded by other addicts, Gwen finds herself dealing with personal issues she has denied for years. Eventually, she realizes that in living under a cloud of alcohol, she wasn't truly living. Dapper Brit Dominic West plays Jasper, Gwen's charming partner in love and partying, and Viggo Mortensen appears as her potential love interest, Eddie Boone, a professional baseball player with an addiction to booze and women. Betty Thomas, known more for her work directing comedies (THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE, PRIVATE PARTS), guides 28 DAYS with the hand of an assured dramatist. Perennial good girl Bullock is surprisingly believable as a party girl in need of a wake-up call.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Betty Thomas - Director, Jenno Topping - Producer, Peter Teschner - Editor, Richard Gibbs - Composer
Featurette
Bonus Shorts - 1. "Santa Cruz" Soap Opera - Lost Episodes
2. Three Character Testimonials
3. Guitar Guy's Lost Songs
4. "How to Make a Gum Wrapper Chain"
Isolated Audio Track - 1. Music Score
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Bonus Trailer - BIG DADDY
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Betty Thomas - Director
2. Sandra Bullock - Star
3. Viggo Mortensen - Star
4. Steve Buscemi - Star
5. Elizabeth Perkins - Star
6. Diane Ladd - Star
Production Notes
Theatrical Release Date: April 14, 2000
Filmed at the YMCA, Blue Ridge Assembly in Asheville, NC, and New York City.
Industry Reviews
Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly - p.67 - Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...A surprisingly touching and tender affair....[A] fine ensemble cast..." -- 3 stars out of 5 -- A Satisfying Rental
Kelly
"...This is Bullock's film. It is a gutsy performance and she creates a totally believable character..."
Box Office - Mike Kerrigan (05/01/2000)
"...Bullock brings a kind of ground-level vulnerability to 28 DAYS..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/14/2000)
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