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Features: DVD, Widescreen
Attorney Lucy Kelson wants to save the world. Instead, she's choosing ties and interviewing prospective girlfriends for her handsome and hapless billionaire boss George Wade. Is this why she got a Harvard Law degree? Lucy's fed up, so she submits her notice. But Wade--with an assist from Cupid--has other plans. Written and directed by Mare Lawrence (Miss Congeniality) Two Weeks Notice is "sweet, sexy, sassy fun!" (Bill Bregoli, Westwood One).
"...an exceptionally engaging romantic comedy..." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner
"...Grant works wonders...." Philip French, Guardian/Observer
"Bullock and Grant have chemistry to spare..." Kim Linekin, Eye Weekly
Editor's Note
Opposites attract in the directorial debut of screenwriter Marc Lawrence. Determined activist, lawyer, and idealist Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) has a noble reason for accepting a top position at Wade Realty Corporation. By taking the job, she can save the beloved community center in her Coney Island neighborhood. Along with the job comes the position of personal advisor to her high-maintenance boss, George Wade (Hugh Grant). As the two work together, down-to-earth Lucy becomes utterly indispensable to millionaire playboy George, so much so that he seeks her advice on everything from stationery selection to his divorce settlement to what suit he should wear. When Lucy gives her two weeks notice and realizes that her potential replacement, June Carter (Alicia Witt), has some strong chemistry with George, she has to acknowledge her own romantic feelings for her boss. Likewise, faced with losing the person he relies upon most, George is forced to do some soul searching of his own. Grant is well-cast as freewheeling George, delivering his lines with subtlety and making a potentially irritating character likable and charming. TWO WEEKS NOTICE also stars Dana Ivey and Robert Klein as Lucy's parents.
| Features | Cast/Director Film Highlights | | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Access | | Visit the Stars, The Movie Makers and New York City With HBO First Look: The Making of Two Weeks Notice | | Two Additional Scenes | | Interactive Menus | | Widescreen Version | | Dolby Digital 5.1 Suround Sound | | Feature-Length Audio Commentary With Branching Gags By Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, and Writer/Director Marc Lawrence |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 12/8/2009 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 23418 | | UPC: 00085392341825 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...[The] absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth Bullock and the nonchalant Grant proves to be sensational, and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment..." 12/20/2002 p.C11Entertainment Weekly
"...The pairing is inspired?.TWO WEEKS NOTICE knows what it needs to do for both stars, does it, and doesn't make a federal case about it..." 01/03/2003 p.47 Total Film
"...Soderbergh ensures that the unfolding story is as much a sublime work of art as a deep-space mystery..." 03/01/2003 p.99 L.A. Times 8 of 10
The hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth Bullock and the nonchalant Grant proves to be sensational, and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment. Two Weeks Notice, as accomplished as it is unpretentious, offers a satisfying alternative to the much-ballyhooed year-end blockbusters. - Kevin Thomas
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Sandra Bullock, who produced the film, knew just what she was doing, and how to do it. Hugh Grant knew just what he was getting into. Some critics will claim they play their "usual roles," but Grant in particular finds a new note, a little more abrupt, a little more daffy, than usual. And they bring to the movie what it must have: two people who we want to see kissing each other, and amusing ways to frustrate us until, of course, they finally do. - Roger Ebert
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