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Summary: Chemistry Between Grant and Bullock - None
Review: When I first saw this movie, I was looking for a funny, romantic, movie full of laughter and romance. What I got - a few funny lines, and absolutly NO onscreen chemistry between Grant and Bullock. The plot was good, but it kind of dragged on a bit. The ending didn't hit home, and overall, the film wasn't very good. If you are looking for a good romantic comedy, don't bet all your money on this one.
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Summary: Standard Bullock comedy with unconventional villain
Review: Sandra Bullock is one of the best-looking butt-of-the-joke movie comediennes in showbiz, and a savvy producer to boot: She's carved a respectable if not overwhelming niche in the romantic and dramatic comedy market by helming high-gloss, middle-brow, self-depreciating entertainments aimed at the easygoing set. Bullock is not as gifted as Reese Witherspoon or as high-wattage as Julia Roberts, but, to use an adage of old folks across America, you could often do a lot worse. For "Two Weeks Notice" Bullock was able to drum up Hugh Grant to play opposite her romantic lead, which is a kind of testament to the credibility she's built for herself over time. Grant doesn't look particularly comfortable at times in the movie, especially during its second half, but he doesn't phone it in as he did in "Mickey Blue Eyes." Grant, as a playboy real estate mogul, and Bullock, as his long-suffering liberal lawyer, tap dance through the opposites-attract opening before Bullock offers her notice to quit, frustrated with her bosses' inability to commit to the importance of his work. A subtle rival (gorgeous Alicia Witt) arrives to take Bullock's place, and, as many of Bullock's movies do, Witt plays a type of smart, sexually subversive lass instead of the straight heavy. That takes much of the wind out of the comedic sails of "Two Weeks Notice" while pressing the button of intricate female drama. Watch how, with great precision, the rivalry comes to head over a tiff on a particular piece of office equipment Bullock would like to take as a memento; most male critics bemoaned the lack of villainy in Witt's performance, but women better recognize the type: sweet, manipulative, a little too willing to be seduced, the minx disguised as a mouse. Bullock and Grant have decent chemistry, though it does not match up with the chemistry Bullock had with Ben Affleck in "Forces of Nature" or the cop/criminal attraction she had with Gosling in "Murder By Numbers." When Grant's funny, "Two Weeks Notice" is funny; when he's thrown into earnestness by the movie's second half, "Two Weeks Notice" is left with Bullock v. Witt, and as foxy as Witt might be in a strapless bra, Bullock wears her chaps of charm and bulldozes the event. It's hot and cold, here and there, daft and sad, a little neurotic: "Two Weeks Notice" is a stock Bullock comedy.
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Summary: Two Weeks Notice: Romance Light--Too Light
Review: TWO WEEKS NOTICE is clearly an attempt by director Marc Lawrence to herald in what he hoped would be this generation's Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn. What made Tracy and Hepburn resonate with the audience was that despite their on-air bickering, one could see that there was a core of misguided, if not misplaced, emotion bubbling to reach the surface. But with Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, what became apparent from the opening reel was that while both have the star power individually to carry a romantic movie, collectively they simply do not bounce off one another in a manner that lets the audience grow to care about their deliberately emphasized differences. And in films like TWO WEEKS NOTICE, it is the degree to which the audience connects to these differences that mark such movies as truly engaging experiences. Unfortunately, TWO WEEKS NOTICE does not ring true in any area that counts. Hugh Grant is George Wade, a multimillionaire real esate developer who is rich in name only. His more unattractive brother has wisely allowed him to stand as the sexy and successful symbol for Wade Enterprises. George is unabashedly handsome in the self-deprecating manner that has long since been the essential Hugh Grant trademark. He flits from affair to affair, all of which costs him plenty, but since he has his rich brother's money to back him up, he can afford to buy a hot dog and pay for it with a $100 bill, and not ask for change. In his job as company spokesman, he is incredibly incompetent. He does not even know what suit to wear for a social function, much less decide when and where to build a monstrous condo that only a Trump would love. Enter Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) who is everything that George is not. He is egotistical, hedonistic, and much aware of his shortcomings in business acumen. Lucy is modest, altruistic, but possessed of a huge ego that manifests itself in a desire to Save the World from evil developers like George Wade. Now these differences might have been enough to generate humor and audience attachment to the actors had these actors showed even a glimmer of compatability. Instead, director Lawrence tries to show a Tracy-Hepburn sense of appealing squaking by contrasting some rather appalling scenes of grossness. Lucy Kelson has just eaten a chili dog that she warns is about to make an unexpected appearance. George is then forced to find a handy toilet, and since both are in a car on the FDR Highway, it takes somes some doing to resolve in a way that is more nasty than humorous. Far too many of similar such scenes remind the audience that what they are watching are actors trying vainly to be lightly and humorously romantic. Not for one moment can one willingly suspend one's belief to enter the world of a romantic comedy that Grant and Bullock try so hard but in vain to achieve. The fault is not theirs, since both are appealing in scenes in which they appear solo. The problem is a poor script that relies too heavily on the sight gag and the pratfall. I would like to see them try again, but this time with a plot that does not suggest that the entire process of filming required somewhat more than two weeks to complete.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: This movie is awesome if you want tons of laughs and great one liners. I'm not really a fan of Sandra Bullock but she was good in this movie and Hugh Grant was excellent. Highly recomended
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Summary: One of the better romantic comedies of 2002
Review: I didn't go into Two Weeks Notice expecting much, which is probably why I enjoyed it overall. It was pretty funny and frequently amusing, and I liked the characters and how original they were. The concept of this film was fresh and I enjoyed it's small twists and turns. But, in the end, how good can a romantic comedy be?
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Summary: Predictable Story
Review: If you have an evening to waste, this might be the way to pass the time. Hugh Grant is what he always is - bumbling and stumbling through life as a corporate leader who bumps head with an environmentally-conscious lawyer (Sandra Bullock). You see the end before you even open the DVD! This movie is not disagreeable - it didn't turn me off - but maybe it's just too agreeable. Nothing to make you think - just a simple romantic comedy. Very simple.
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Summary: Very Cute Movie
Review: I found this movie to be light, humurous, cute, and well-acted. The plot isn't hard to follow at all and the ending is fairly predictable, but everything in between makes it well worth your while. Loads and loads of fun... definitely a must-see for those who don't mind quirky humor.
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Summary: A great romantic comedy
Review: Sandara Bullock is superb as the environmentalist lawyer, Lucy, who is fighting to save historic landmarks. The music that begins the movie, "You've got what it takes" and the environmentalist anthem which contains the phrase, "They paved over paradise and put up a parking lot." are the best possible choices for this flick. Hugh Grant has some of the best come-back lines ever written into a movie. This is a movie that you don't mind watching more than once.
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Summary: Pretty to Look At: Otherwise a Waste
Review: Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock are nice to look at, as are many of the supporting cast. Some beautiful&sexy outfits, too. Looking at their pictures in a magazine would be a better use of time.
Thin plot; unbelievable behaviors for supposedly professional
lawyers and wealthy businessmen. I guess the stars' names helped pay for the cost of making this film. In a nutshell:
Thoroughly beyond belief, and rarely/lamely funny.
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Summary: Bullock & Grant Shine Together!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! I'm a Bullock fan and (sort-of) a Grant fan, the combination was wonderful! Bullock plays a lawyer who works for legal aid doing "good" by protesting the destruction of anything with any sort of importance to someone. Grant plays the playboy in charge of a company who plans to knock down most of the things that Bullock is trying to save. By a twist of fate, she ends up his lawyer. This way she can be sure he uses his millions to do good.
The chemistry plays out brilliantly - and naturally. When Bullock decides she cannot bear to work for him any longer and gives her 2 week (more like 2 month) notice, he informs every potential employer that he can't do with out her. She agrees to find her replacement for him- who ends up being a pretty, sexy red head looking to bed the boss! This finally makes Grant & Bullock realize they have feelings for each other.
Grant's witt and humor are all over this movie and combining him with Bullock's charm makes this a winner! The traffic jam scene will crack up any audience! Grab some popcorn and enjoy! This one is worth buying to keep for future viewing!
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