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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
You'd expect a cavalcade of cuteness from any pairing of Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant, but Two Weeks Notice admirably avoids the obvious. You get plenty of Bullock's pratfalls and feisty sex appeal, and Grant's snappy comebacks are never in short supply, but first-time writer-director Marc Lawrence (who wrote Bullock's previous hit, Miss Congeniality) adds just enough antagonism to keep this romantic comedy from being a completely foregone conclusion. Neurotic lawyer, environmentalist, and landmark-preservation activist Lucy Kelson (Bullock) is determined to thwart the efforts of billionaire developer and jet-setting playboy George Wade (Grant); of course, fate brings them together and then rips them apart, just as they're beginning to feel the panicky pangs of love. A replacement attorney (Alicia Witt) defies formula by being genuinely sweet, and Lawrence steers clear of the most familiar clichés. It's formulaic anyway, but in Two Weeks Notice it's a comforting formula, delivered by stars who thrive within their limitations. --Jeff Shannon
Two Weeks Notice Reviews:
Decent, but typical 
2009-11-14 - This is a pretty decent romantic comedy. Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock create some genuinely funny moments and touching acting. It'll work well for an date with your significant other or if you just want to lift your mood.
Unfortunately, like many such films, this film isn't particularly exciting or original. It begins with the characters hating each other, then being forced into a situation where they work closely together, and then near the end of realizing they love each other. In fact, this movie follows the same narrative arc of Sandra Bullock's other romantic comedies, such as The Proposal. It lacks the spunk and freshness of a film like Miss Congeniality.
Another Cinderella romantic comedy 
2009-10-31 - The actually chemistry between these two romantic comedy stars
is minimal: one doubts Sandra bullock saw anything in Hugh Grant?
The music in some cases is better than the dialog
( the piano singer at the charity event).
This movie is supposed to be opposites attract:
in real life these types of people would be murdering each other
if the poor type could get past the rich ones security guards?
What is amazing is this "formula" film is actually popular
with innocent idealistic girls?
Paint-by-numbers but funny
2009-08-11 - The Bottom Line:
It's a shame that Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock are wasting their talents here on a formulaic and cliched screenplay, for they generate a good amount of chemistry and humor in their interactions as a billionaire and lawyer forced together by loads of contrivance; I can't say that I didn't enjoy watching Two Weeks Notice, but it still saddens me that the film had the capacity to be something noteworthy and ended up as a mild diversion.
2.5/4
Buy this Movie
2009-06-12 - I loved this movie! Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock are always great in romantic comedies and this film does not disappoint. The story is relevant and the movie is funny! THIS IS A GREAT FEELGOOD MOVIE!
Two Weeks Notice 
2009-05-21 - Just saw it on TV & love it & so I bought it & plan on watching it several times. I like Sandra Bullock & Hugh Grant.
