After 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. 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.
28 Days is a cutesy, heavy-handed morality tale that contains nary a believable moment.
– Mark Caro,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
28 Days tries hard to be funny. Occasionally it is. But mostly it seems forced, pat and didactic.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
With Sandra Bullock in the lead, writer Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) spinning the tale, and director Betty Thomas calling the shots, it's a reliably solid treat.
– F.X. Feeney,
Mr. Showbiz,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's going to take more than 28 Days to jump-start Sandra Bullock's stalled career.
– Jay Carr,
Boston Globe,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
28 Days is too glib too often to make much of an impression any way you look at it.