Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) is a successful New York writer who's everyone's favourite party girl. Life to Gwen and her boyfriend Jasper (Dominic West) is just a fun filled exercise in debauchery; stumbling from bar to night-club to hangover, until, Gwen's alcohol-fuelled display at her sister Lily's wedding results in a drunk-driving charge and a court order to spend 28 days in rehab. Determined she does not belong, Gwen refuses to conform to the unique set of rules and rituals she is faced with. It's only through the relationships she forms with the other patients and her counsellor, Cornell (Steve Buscemi) that she begins to realise there may be more to life than being the life and soul of the party.
Sandra Bullock's performance as Gwen was average compared to her other movies. The movie in general was pretty entertaining, but nothing great. Bullock was strong in her performance as Gwen but it was not powerful enough to create an impact. However, it was strong enough to allow her to carry the movie alone - the other members of the cast all performed well but I felt their roles were not large enough. The only problem I had with '28 Days' is that the movie seemed to flit between comedy and drama. Humour was added during the serious moments and vice-versa, causing the end result to not be as good as it could have been. I felt '28 Days' should have stuck to one of the genres rather than switch constantly between them.
Sandra Bullock's performance as Gwen was average compared to her other movies. The movie in general was pretty entertaining, but nothing great. Bullock was strong in her performance as Gwen but it was not powerful enough to create an impact. However, it was strong enough to allow her to carry the movie alone - the other members of the cast all performed well but I felt their roles were not large enough. The only problem I had with '28 Days' is that the movie seemed to flit between comedy and drama. Humour was added during the serious moments and vice-versa, causing the end result to not be as good as it could have been. I felt '28 Days' should have stuck to one of the genres rather than switch constantly between them.