28 Days (film)

28 Days
28 Days
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Betty Thomas
Written by	Susannah Grant
Produced by	Celia D. Costas
Starring	Sandra Bullock; Viggo Mortensen; Dominic West; Elizabeth Perkins; Diane Ladd; Steve Buscemi
Cinematography	Declan Quinn
Edited by	Peter Teschner
Music by	Richard Gibbs
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Tall Tree Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 14, 2000
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$43 million
Box office	$62,198,945 (Worldwide)

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28 Days is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Betty Thomas. Sandra Bullock plays Gwen Cummings, a newspaper columnist obliged to enter rehabilitation for alcoholism. The film costars Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Buscemi and Diane Ladd.

Synopsis

Gwen Cummings borrows the limo at her sister's wedding after ruining the reception with her drunken antics. She crashes the limo while she is on her cell phone trying to find a cake to replace the one she destroyed. She is given a choice between jail or 28 days in a rehab center. She chooses rehab. However, she is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she is an alcoholic.

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. Her sincere desire to get well complicates her relationship with long-time, live-in boyfriend Jasper. She befriends Andrea, a 17-year-old recovering heroin addict who occasionally harms herself. All of the other patients help her see herself in a different light while she tries to get sober and come to terms with her alcoholism. 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.

Cast

Sandra Bullock as Gwen Cummings: the film's protagonist. A newspaper columnist with drug and alcohol problems
Azura Skye as Andrea Delaney: A 17-year-old heroin addict.
Dominic West as Jasper: Gwen's boyfriend. An alcoholic as well, he considers Gwen's recovery a joke.
Viggo Mortensen as Eddie Boone: One of the other patients in rehab, a famous baseball player. Addicted to alcohol, drugs, and sex.
Elizabeth Perkins as Lily Cummings: Gwen's older sister who gets married at the beginning of the film.
Alan Tudyk as Gerhardt, a patient and dancer.
Reni Santoni as Daniel: One of the other patients in rehab, a former doctor.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Roshanda: One of the other patients in rehab, mother of two young children.
Diane Ladd as Bobbie Jean: One of the other patients in rehab, an elderly lady.
Mike O'Malley as Oliver: One of the other patients in rehab, a sex addict.
Steve Buscemi as Cornell Shaw: a former addict who now works as one of the counselors in the rehab clinic.
Margo Martindale as Betty: the clinic's receptionist.
Susan Krebs as Evelyn: The clinic's psychologist who leads all of the group meetings.
Elijah Kelley as Darnell: One of Roshanda's children

Reception

A collection of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes show that 31% of critics gave it a positive reviews. The website's consensus states: "Even though 28 Days is tackling a difficult subject, it comes off light and superficial, and maybe even a little preachy."^[2]

The film opened at number two at the United States box office making $10,310,672 in its opening weekend in 2,523 screens, behind Rules of Engagement, which was on its second consecutive week at the top spot. The film went on to make $37,035,515 in the U.S. The film made a total of $25,163,430 internationally, bringing its world wide total to $62,198,945.^[3]

Music

Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, who plays one of the center's patients, contributed four songs to the soundtrack.

References

^ "28 Days at Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 28 Days at Rotten Tomatoes
^ "Box Office/business for 28 Days (2000)". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] "28 Days at Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] 28 Days at Rotten Tomatoes

[3] "Box Office/business for 28 Days (2000)". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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