Two Weeks Notice - A Review

[David Meek]

Two Weeks Notice - A Review 01/20/2003



This is going to be my shortest review to date. Don't go see this movie.

The premise? George Wade (Hugh Grant) a multi-millionaire developer plows through a string of female lawyers until he meets Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock). She's a strong no-nonsense woman that wants to make a difference. She soon gets tired of nanny-ing George and tries to quit. . . .

Hugh Grant comes across as completed un-motivated. Sandra Bullock tries, but can't pull it off by herself, even with her charm, good looks and sweet persona. Robert Klein does put in a small but warm appearance as Sandra's father, but again it's not enough to stem the tide. What tide you ask? Oh, just an extremely thin premise, un-inspired directing, un-inspired acting and an overall impression of "we'll throw it together and make some cash - the end".

Visuals are about what you'd expect from a, uh, romantic comedy and audio is the same. Neither distinguishes themselves by being either notable good or notably bad. Un-inspired again?

This is at best a movie to rent once it's released on DVD. Nothing more. I give Two Weeks Notice :15: out of :5:.




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[George Bellefontaine]

I'll probably rent this when it comes to dvd, but only if there's nothing else worthwhile available at the time. Thanks for the review. Too bad it didn't turn out better. I like Sandra Bullock.




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[Lex]

Whew, scared me for a minute there, I thought David was turning in his notice. 8O :LOL:

Lex




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[David Meek]

No way, Jose! This is the best job I've got. :B




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[Burke Strickland]

David -

Thanks for the "Too Weak Notice". :>) With so many really good movies as yet unseen (by me anyway), I'm not sure I'd even want to BORROW, much less rent, a flick that you only rate 1 1/2 stars... why waste time on such a waste-of-time? (BTW -- did you notice that Sandra Bullock produced the film? So she should have known what she was doing making this one, even if the rest of the cast didn't.) :>)

Burke

[Lex]

Well, in spite of the review, I picked this one up on DVD. lol. I'd say the rating was pretty much right on. I might up it to a 2. What can I say, I'm a pushover when it comes to stupid romance films. But maybe I should stick to Meg Ryan's and Julia Roberts versions of these. They seem to come off a bit better than Sandra's. She does do quirky/offbeat, very well, (Speed, Demolition Man), but romance without any other saving graces, just doesn't cut the mustard it seems...

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[David Meek]

Lex, have you tried While You Were Sleeping yet? It's one of my favs, and is a Sandra Bullock/Bill Pullman romantic comedy.




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