28 Days [Blu-ray]

Director: Betty Thomas Betty Thomas

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2022
UPC:	0043396576056
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	25,944

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sandra Bullock	Gwen
Viggo Mortensen	Eddie
Dominic West	Jasper
Elizabeth Perkins	Lily
Steve Buscemi	Cornell
Azura Skye	Andrea
Alan Tudyk	Gerhardt
Mike O'Malley	Oliver
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Roshanda
Reni Santoni	Daniel
Diane Ladd	Bobbie Jean
Margo Martindale	Betty
Susan Krebs	Evelyn
Loudon Wainwright III	Guitar Guy
Katie Scharf	Young Gwen
Meredith Deane	Young Lily
Elizabeth Ruscio	Mom
Kathy Payne	Aunt Helen
Lisa Sutton	Dr. Stavros
Joanne Pankow	Saleslady
Corinne Reilly	Vanessa
Andrew Dolan	Groom
Maeve McGuire	Groom's Mother
Jim Moody	Chauffeur
Christina Chang	Bridesmaid
Adam Pervis	Younger Boy at Gas Station
Dan Byrd	Older Boy at Gas Station
Ric Reitz	Father at Gas Station
Suellen Yates	Andrea's Mother
Frank Hoyt Taylor	Equine Therapist
Brittani Warrick	Traci
Elijah Kelley	Darnell
Mike Dooly	Marty
Wendee Pratt	Elaine
Bill Anagnos	NY Cabdriver
Terry Adams	Wedding Band Member
Tom Ardolino	Wedding Band Member
Joey Spampinato	Wedding Band Member,Wedding Band Member
Jason Fuchs	Kid
Steve Hansen	Rehab Graduate
Julie St. Claire	Danica
Jack Armstrong	Falcon
Judith Chapman	Deirdre
Suzanne Davis	Darian
Rod McCary	Dr. Griffin Hartley
Richard Gibbs	Composer

Technical Credits

Susannah Grant

Daniel W. Barringer	Stunts
Betty Thomas	Director
Connie Brink	Special Effects,Special Effects
Francine Maisler	Casting
Jenno Topping	Producer
Susannah Grant	Screenwriter
Celia D. Costas	Producer
Michael J. Benavente	Sound Effects
Jeffree Bloomer	Sound Effects
Gary C. Bourgeois	Sound Effects
Michael Broomberg	Sound Effects
Ali Derakhshan	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Sandra Bullock discards her perky, girl-next-door persona to play a willful drunk in 28 Days, a potentially dreary drama brightened by sharp scripting, endearingly eccentric characterizations, and assured direction. Bullock, whose previous screen roles have traded on her unnaturally sunny disposition, reveals an unsuspected dark side as a self-absorbed, substance-abusing New York writer arrested after drunkenly driving into the side of a house. Offered the choice between stints in jail or rehab, she opts for the latter but resists total compliance with the program. Memorable supporting turns are contributed by Viggo Mortensen (playing a fellow patient), Dominic West (a hard-partying boyfriend), and Steve Buscemi (a sympathetic counselor), but it's Bullock herself who rates top acting honors. Wailing, retching, shaking, and sweating, she paints a vivid picture of a tormented young woman struggling with her inner demons. Director Betty Thomas (Private Parts) expertly steers the star's performance while restraining the tendency of Susannah Grant's screenplay to lapse into soap opera.