Rating: 
Summary: funny chick flick with great music!!!
Review: Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock share a chemistry which is witty, believable and funny. If you are a lover of chick flicks, be sure to get this one!The one-liners are hilarious and you will leave this movie with a smile on your face and a tear on your cheek. GREAT music too!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Predictiable and unoriginal, but harmless and fun...
Review: Romantic comedy fluff directed by the writer of two other Sandra Bullock films: Forces of Nature & Miss Cogeniality. The problem is, 2 Weeks Notice isn't as original as either of those, but it still may be the more enjoyable of the three. Both Hugh Grant and Bullock have done these roles before and this script has definitely been done before. Bullock plays a hard working lawyer who cares about the community and loves to protest the Wade corporation who is always tearing down some important building to put in a parking lot. Ironically, Grant is sort of the CEO of WADE and Bullock ends up working for him and surprise...falling in love with him. Another one of those girl falls for extremely selfish rich guy and rich guy gives it all up to prove he really loves her stories. The love story is a little unconvincing and the plot is nothing new, but its a harmless romantic comedy that is far from the worst of the genre mostly due to some funny moments and decent performances from Bullock and Grant. Actually, Bullock said in an interview that after this film she was going to slow down on the romantic comedy roles...good for her. Keep your eyes open for unsubtle cameo by Norah Jones. It's like one of those music videos for a film soundtrack that intercut film clips with the artist performing only look! There's Norah Jones right in the movie! Also Donald Trump shows up as himself at a fundraiser, maintaining his stance that no matter how rich a man is...he can still have an awful haircut.
Rating: 
Summary: a failure in an already failed genre
Review: let me first say that i don't like romantic comedies in general, though i did enjoy notting hill and my big fat greek wedding. this film, however, struck me almost like a textbook of failed cinema. its so painfully formulaic, i could almost have written the rest of the movie after seeing the first five minutes. formulaic movies are all around us, of course, and the good ones overcome their by-the-books plotlines with good writing and acting and other such things that make movies fun. notting hill is a perfect example, it follows almost -exactly- the same story as this movie (with different characters and settings and things plugged in) but it was well-written, and julia and hugh both did a great job with their characters, and overall it was enjoyable to watch. here, hugh grant is basically his usual charmingly befuddled and british self, with his usual mannerisms that are becoming ever more self-indulgent and uninteresting, and sandra bullock is basically her usual unconvential somewhat-frantic and charmingly homey self. what we have here is two popular actors being their most popular characters all over again, with the same extraneous drivel that's been recycled a thousand times. the writing is the sort youd expect from a high school student.. i chuckled a few times at small gags but those were greatly outnumbered by the times when escalating dialogue seemed to halt midway through and it took me a few moments to realize we had just experienced a punchline. a badly-written, badly-timed, badly-delivered, and straight-up unfunny punchline. the writers often play out their jokes for too long as well, where something was funny for a moment in and of itself, but then they attempt to add a punchline by showing someone's charming and humorous reaction, and in the process kill the humor by making it all horribly self-conscious. and cmon... when hugh grant is sitting across the table from a street-talkin dude who says "theres two things i know: chess and women", you know something is not right with the film. all that terrible film-making aside, if you're the sort of person that gets warm fuzzy feelings from watching hugh grant fall in love, and enjoy 5 minutes at the end of your movie where the camera pans around and around and around as the main characters make out in the middle of the street, this is for you. also for a good example of movie-gone-very-wrong, i reccomend this film.
Rating: 
Summary: Hugh Grant perenially adorable
Review: Great light movie! Perfect for nights when you want to watch a well written, genuinely funny, romantic movie. I thought this was much better than Notting Hill. Julia Roberts may have a fabulous smile but she's cardboard on screen in that one. Sandra Bullock is hilarious as the over achiever saving the world though some of her pratfalls were overdone. Wonderful scene in the restaurant when Hugh Grant is putting his ice into her water glass and she's taking the soft part out of her bread and putting it on his plate. Nice way of showing how they complement each other with their differences. Some of the reviews here confused me when they refer to the "sweet" character who is hired to replace Sandra Bullock after she gives the two weeks notice. Say What??? Hello??? Her replacement is a conniver of the first order, determined to sleep her way to the top. She brown noses Sandra to get the job, then sets her sights on Hugh with feigned small town innocence. Clue: suggesting a game of strip chess is not typical behavior for truly "sweet" characters!
Rating:
Summary: hugh grant and sandra bullock are a perfect match...
Review: a delightful romnatic comedy..Hugh Grant plays a very public playboy....sandra bullock is a attonery for the underdog...
Hugh grant needs an lawyer and sandra needs hugh's help to save a community center so she works for him thinking it's a great oppurnity..but it soon turns out to be a nightmare when sandra finds herself being more like his servant than his legal advisor..so she gives him his two weeks notice..but they soon find out they have more than just work and friendship in common ...
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing humdrum non-love story
Review: I love both these actors, and they're both likeable and cute. But this movie was a dog. Firstly, the plot was very different than the feel of the movie you got from the trailer. Secondly, Ms. Bullock once again plays a soppy loser who orders chinese take-out night after night alone. Despite being a highly successful lawyer, her character comes across as a total loser with no confidence, just a fruity greenpeace nut. This is so disappointing when Sandra Bullock could be so much more. Why does she return to these rolls over and over again?
Third, George and Lucy had no spark or chemistry. There was no love story here, just funny little scenes stuck together. The ending was very boring. They should have shown the wedding, except that Lucy's bridal getup was horrendously ugly! She looks like her name should be Agnes or something. See Sliding Doors instead with Gwyneth Paltrow, that was cute.
Rating:
Summary: Witty and Charming movie
Review: I love this movie. Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant was a dynamic duo. But the real star is Alicia Witt even though she underplayed in this movie She is great as the best friend. Don't buy this movie if you expecting Noting Hill. But do buy if you want a movie that good and fun to watch.
Rating:
Summary: Okay Bullock comedy enhanced by Hugh Grant's preformance
Review: "Two Weeks Notice" is another pleasant, mildly diverting romantic comedy from Sandra Bullock's production company. The director, Marc Lawrence, also wrote the script. He was responsible for penning [but not directing] two other Bullock successes, "Miss Congeniality" and "Forces of Nature". If "Two Weeks Notice" to those films, it's only because the co-star is the marvelous Hugh Grant, who could make a movie about constructing chicken coops charming and funny. The difference between Ms. Bullock and Mr. Grant is that she is only as good as the material she is given, whereas he can rise above even the most mediocre script. In this romantic romp, Bullock plays Lucy Kelson, a Harvard educated lawyer from Coney Island. She battles to save an historic community center from being destroyed by a billionaire real estate tycoon, George Wade [Grant]. Charmed by his promises to save the center, she winds up working for him. Eventually, the job proves too frustrating for her because her solid work ethic clashes with his playboy attitude. She gives her notice, which he seems to accept cheerfully. During the course of her working out her notice, it becomes clear that, while they can't work together, their relationship may work out on another, more intimate level. The film romps happily and swiftly through it rather flimsy plot. Issues like the community center's being saved naturally take a back seat to the issue of Lucy and George's relationship's being salvaged. The problems are that the dialog isn't that sharp and that most of the jokes fall a bit flat. Still, Bullock and Grant have a pleasant enough chemistry and are obviously having a good time. One can only hope that Bullock will soon find a writer who can successfully hone in on her true comedic talents. In the right hands, she could be the funniest leading actress in movies today.
Rating:
Summary: [Weak] but better than Maid in Manhattan
Review: Let's be honest this is as [weak] a comedy as you can imagine but having said that, Hugh Grant is funny, even with this script and Sandra Bullock is cute. I would never recommend you actually buy this but a rental on an evening when you IQ are asleep and there is nothing else on, then it is okay.
Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly funny. Not too bad.
Review: Summary:
Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) is a Harvard educated lawyer who, instead of chasing big money, is interested in stopping big money (especially Wade Industries) from wreaking havoc on decrepit architectural masterpieces. When George Wade (Hugh Grant), part owner of Wade Industries or Development or something like that, loses another beautiful but incompetent lawyer after having hired her simply to sleep with her, he hits upon the idea of hiring Lucy when she approaches him about saving a building that his company is planning on destroying. Lucy agrees to be hired but only because she is 'convinced' that if she actually is working for the people that have all of the money that she will be able to do more good than by just fighting them. Once on board Lucy and George develop a strange but humorous (for the audience anyway) relationship, but it is remarkably taxing on Lucy who eventually decides that it is just too much. She finally convinces George to let her go, but when her replacement, June Carter (Alicia Witt), comes aboard the romantic relationship that had been developing between George and Lucy but had not been verbalized comes to a head. On top of this, George is being pressured by his brother, Howard Wade (David Haig), who is the real brains behind the company, to destroy the building they had originally promised not to destroy in agreement for Lucy coming to work with them. Now George and Lucy must wrestle with their morals and their emotions to decide the best course of action. My Comments:
Is it wrong for a man to enjoy Hugh Grant's performances? I mean, there is no romantic attraction, I just think the guy has good comedic presentation. Sandra Bullock on the other hand, well, she wasn't horrible in this, but it wouldn't have been a comedy if it weren't for Hugh Grant. He is funny. And the writer's of the movie do a great job of giving him good material to work with. The story is pretty much a typical romantic comedy recipe, but it does have some memorable moments, for instance, at one point George and Lucy chase down a motor home in rush hour traffic so Lucy can use the toilet - can't recall that ever being done before (and it probably won't be done again). The rest of the cast, well, yes, there are some other people, but they play such remarkably insignificant roles that they aren't really even worth mentioning. The movie knows what its strong points are - Grant and Bullock - and screen time is about 99.9% them. Overall, if you enjoy Hugh Grant's sense of humor, this is just as good as, say, Notting Hill or About a Boy (though I'm sure people would argue that Sandra Bullock doesn't compare to Julia Roberts but I don't know that it matters because in both cases Hugh Grant is the funny one, not the female actresses). I would definitely recommend this as a date movie or for fans of Hugh Grant.
|
