Review of Two Weeks Notice (2002) by Panta O — 12 Feb 2014

This romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, written and directed by Marc Lawrence, was watchable to degree which allowed me to appreciate the chemistry of the actors. It seems that for this movie response can be mixed, depending on how much do you like the actors. The film received a successful box office run globally, because it was an easy going and not very deep (I didn't want to use the word shallow), and somehow fits the most of the fantasies of the younger generations.

The story is about Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock), a liberal lawyer who specializes in environmental law in New York City, and George Wade (Hugh Grant), an immature (and very ignorant) billionaire real estate tycoon who has almost everything. Lucy's hard work and devotion to others contrast sharply with George's world-weary recklessness and greed. When two of them meet it was Lucy's attempt to stop the destruction of the Coney Island community centre from her childhood. To do that she agrees to replace his old Chief Counsel, Amber, ignoring his playboy tendencies... but it doesn't go as planned!

The film opened at No. 2 at the U.S. Box office, raking in USD$ 14,328,494 in its opening weekend, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. It had a total domestic gross of $93,354,851 and an overall gross of $199,043,242. I bet Sandra Bullock as a producer was very happy! It is for the fans - and if you don't like the actors it could be annoying... if you like them, do not miss it. Nothing special in it, everything is pretty smooth in directing and in writing, and acting was very professional. That is all I can say.