28 Days: Special Edition (US)
She was the life and soul of the party...before she got a life
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 104 mins
Retail Price: $24.95
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock), a successful N.Y. journalist and ultimate party girl, loves to have a good time! Trouble is, she never can tell when she`s had enough.
When Gwen borrows her sister`s (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding limo and plows it into someone`s front porch, the wild life she shares with her boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West) comes to a screeching halt. Earning herself a DUI and a 28-day stretch in rehab. She faces an unthinkable set of rules (no cell phones!) and some strange rituals, like chanting and (gulp!) sharing her feelings.
Joining up with an eccentric group of fellow rehabbers led by the inimitable Counselor Cornell (Steve Buscemi), Gwen embarks on a touching and often hilarious road to recovery, where she learns that life is not always a party and that real happiness comes from within.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Director, Editor, Composer & Producer Commentary
HBO Making-Of Special
Character Testimonials
"Santa Cruz" Soap Opera: The Lost Episodes
How to Make a Gum Wrapper Chain
Guitar Guy`s Lost Songs
Isolated Music Score
Theatrical Trailers
Talent Files
Production Notes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Betty Thomas
Written By:
Susannah Grant
Starring:
Steve Buscemi
Azura Skye
Elizabeth Perkins
Dominic West
Viggo Mortensen
Sandra Bullock
Casting By:
Francine Maisler
Soundtrack By:
Otis Redding
Richard Gibbs
Director of Photography:
Declan Quinn
Editor:
Peter Teschner
Costume Designer:
Ellen Lutter
Production Designer:
Marcia Hinds
Producer:
Jenno Topping
Celia D. Costas
Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar
Your Opinions and Comments
This movie deals with the sad aspect of being an addict and going through rehab. While the topic is very serious indeed, the movie never gets too heavy or depressing.
The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the slightly de-saturated colors are quite adequate.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok. Most of the action (dialog, that is) comes from the center speaker, but the surrounds get to take part in the action, occasionally.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary, an isolated music track (whatever for?), a behind the scenes look, 3 deleted scenes, an episode from the soap opera within the movie, 2 guitar songs and instructions how to make a chain from gum wrappers (I tried, but I didn`t have enough wrappers). All in all, the extras are extensive and satisfying.
Bottom line - a good drama with a very solid (and surprising) performance by Bullock.