28 Days (2000) 7/10

Starring : Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Diane Ladd, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Buscemi
Director : Betty Thomas
Running Time : 100 mins

After she ruins the wedding of her sister Lily (Perkins) and steals the wedding limo, newspaper journalist Gwen Cummings (Bullock) is given a choice between prison or rehab. Not wanting to go to prison, Gwen is ordered to spend twenty-eight days in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, even though she doesn’t seem to see that she has a drinking problem.

It’s only that fact that this came out so soon after Girl, Interrupted that weakens its appeal. Bullock is pretty good in the lead role, and the supporting cast – specifically Alan Tudyk who is awesome – are all instrumental in the progression of Bullock’s character. My one gripe is the ending, which seems to come out of nowhere and almost implies that Bullock and Tudyk get together – personally a better ending would have had Bullock checking herself back in to the clinic and accepting she needed help.

You’ll like this if you liked : Girl, Interrupted