I love this movie. Mostly for personal reasons. It has reality, humor, tragedy, self discovery. Sandra Bullock plays a drunk trying to get sober in a 28 day rehab center. She has a beau who is also a drunk and the epitome of who she was before she made a decision to get sober and a "friend" who is in the same situation she is, where sobriety seems to be a possibility. There is some romance added in for flavor, but not in a sense of the boy meets girl movies. This light hearted look at addiction addresses some real issues of addicts such as relapse, jails, and death. The characters who she goes to treatment with are a mix of rich, poor, smart, young, old, not so smart, jocks, and goths. This is a good cross section of people that gives the ensemble a lot to work with for their characters, but also allows the audience to see that addiction affects everyone. The movie draws you in through a fast past sequence of events in Gwen's (Sandra Bullock)drinking into the slower paced life of rehabilitation. There is a crisis point when in rehab where Gwen has to decide for herself if she really wants to be sober or not. Through Sandra Bullocks acting, we are emotional tied to her decisions, we recognize her pain and confusion and the audience member is swayed into the movie. From that point on, we fall into the movie easily.

I would watch this movie over and over and over. I did not see it in the movie theaters because it came out while I was in rehab, but I would have and own it and watch it regularly when I need a little encouragement. Watch it! You'll love Gwen and wish her the best of luck in her journey.