The film makes a decent attempt to boost you from high-times, to low times, as to get you emotionally connected to the film. There is some humrous moments and some emotional moments.
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It's a movie worth watching, but not worth praising. The path to recovery will not be easy, and success will not be guaranteed or even likely, but she is now willing to give it a try. After getting to know some of the other patients, Gwen gradually begins to re-examine her life and see that she does, in fact, have a serious problem. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction. Recommended to all.Īfter getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. The film does not glamorize or poke fun at its thematic content, but instead shimmers in truth depicting the problems in which a nowhere life can lead.This movie teaches us lessons through its characters. 28 Days" is one of the most accurate movies about alcoholism and drug addiction I can remember. Good film! Sandra Bullock did an amazing job at one of her earlier films as an actress. The film does not show addicts to their true potential, and tries to make light of something that is actually a serious disease, and though it is addressed, it is also belittled by the plot and characters themselves, and nothing can make up for Gearhardt.nothing! More like insulation riddled with asbestos. It's entirely made of fluff, but amusing, heartfelt fluff. Another great role came from Steve Buscemi who is the only realistic character in this entire thing. Bullock has to maneuver through so much inaccuracies, melodrama, and heartless froth in order to show any emotional response to Viggo Mortensen's character, the lives of her friends in rehab, and her own fate. He is duplicitous about his role as the comedic relief, and it was just painful all the way through. The minor character of Gearhardt, played by Alan Tudyk of all people, was possibly the worst character I have ever seen onscreen. Then she makes a U-turn, pretty much out of the blue, and all of sudden it's about stupid comedy, over the top drama, a love interest that feels out of place, and some really strange plot choices altogether. Her attitude was that of an addict, and Bullock really captured the persona of someone in rehab. The character was sloppy yet superficial, and very mean tempered. The beginning was well structured, had emotional depth, and resonated. Though her performance varies between the girl next door personality she achieves so well in her romantic comedies and the dramatic, which she struggles with in some of her other films, here she grasps it easily enough. Bullock, who would go on to make more dramatic films with awful scripts, is the shining light in the midst of the darkness, as per usual. Lifeless, soulless movie about a subject that isn't shown the respect and reverence it deserves.