Movie Review: 28 Days

Saturday, September 26, 2009
Synopsis: Gwen Cummings is a successful New York writer living life in the fast lane and everyone's favorite party girl. She shares this roller-coaster lifestyle of hopping from dance club to bar to hangover with boyfriend Jasper--handsome, magnetic and equally attracted to life on the wild side. Life is just an execise in debauchery--until Gwen's ungraceful display at her sister Lily's wedding, when she gets drunk, commandeers the limo and earns herself a DUI and 28-days in court ordered rehab. There Gwen comes face to face with a unique set of rules (like no cell phones) and rituals (like chanting) embraced by an assortment of fascinating fellow re-habbers. A jaded city-girl to the core, Gwen is determined not to conform. Then she meets Counselor Cornell, who begins to break through her carefully constructed defenses and force her to take a closer look herself Ultimately, through the companionship of her group as well as a devastating loss, Gwen gradually begins the long struggle to take back her life.

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Elizabeth Perkins, Azura Skye
Directed by: Betty Thomas
U.S. Rating: PG-13

Excellent movie. Not just because I really love Sandra Bullock, but because it offered a great cast and an interesting plot. When I say interesting, I could mean interesting, but not good enough for Bullock's performance, she deserved a more intense and complete script in this story to match her great performance. Sandra Bullock brought to the screen a great drama with her role as a drug/drink addict who has been forced to get into rehab to take control of her life and addiction. What happens in those 28 days of rehab, the experiences, the feelings, the people, the things she has to face will change her life forever. A really good movie drama that I personally recommend to watch.

What did I like from this movie?

1. The gay guy is hilarious! First, the moment when they're in their therapy and he's trying to express his feelings while he's crying, and then, when he's out and he's crying about the flower and his dog, hopeless!
2. It was the first movie I saw Sandra Bullock with short hair, and she looked really cute in that movie!
3. The big changes she took in her life, step by step, and how she influenced other people's lives there too

What did I dislike from this movie?

1. She doesn't do a really good job performing as a drunk woman, it looked fake :)
2. The script wasn't as good as it could have been to match Bullock's great performance

I would rate this movie with a 3/5


What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?


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2 comments

  1. AED Says:
  2. I liked this one to some extent. Definitely not the worst movie I've ever seen but not exactly one of the brilliant movies out there.

    ~Your #1 Fan

     
  3. I agree with you, not her best, but at least offers some really good moments.

    Amy, you have been declared officially in this Blog as the Fan #1

     

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