In STEEL MAGNOLIAS, which, like this film, stars Sally Field, one of the characters says, "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." Like that tearjerker, TWO WEEKS is a bittersweet film that manages to make the audience alternately laugh and cry. Field stars as Anita Bergman, a mother whose impending death from cancer draws her family together. Julianne Nicholson (FLANNEL PAJAMAS) plays her only daughter, Emily, who meets her oldest brother Keith (Ben Chaplin, THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS) at the airport with a self-help book in hand. The responsible brother, Barry (Tom Cavanagh, ED), and the baby of the family, Matt (Glenn Howerton, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA), soon arrive at their mother's bedside as well.

With its wonderful cast, smart dialogue, and a genuine approach to grief, TWO WEEKS is a quiet film that deserves more attention than it's likely to get. It's a film that should be seen. It's a shame that Chaplin hasn't had a number of visible roles since THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS; here he holds his own with both Cavanagh and Oscar-winner Fields. After four seasons of ED and multiple guest appearances on SCRUBS, Cavanagh has proven his comedic mettle, and it's rarely been so clear as in this film. An hour and a half spent watching a woman die a painful death hardly seems like a fun time, but sympathetic characters and a large dose of humor make it more than bearable for the audience.

Theatrical Release: March 2, 2007 (Limited)

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Dual Side
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Text/Photo Galleries:
Additional Text - Group Discussion Guide
Disc 1/Side A: TWO WEEKS - Full Frame
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes - "TWO WEEKS: Learning to Live Through Dying"
Disc 1/Side B: TWO WEEKS - Widescreen
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes (4)
Audio Commentaries - Steve Stockman - Writer/Director; Dr. Ira Byock - Author

Tracks:
1. Main Titles/Remember
2. Day 1/How to Die
3. Morning Routine
4. Checklists
5. The Process
6. Day 4/Instructions
7. Best Friends
8. Is She Dying?
9. Chew and Spit
10. Shut It Down
11. Conversations
12. Day 7/Real Life
13. Hug Her
14. Second Husband
15. The Way it Was
16. Finance and Religion
17. Morphine Decision
18. Don't Overthink
19. Day 11/Tension
20. Slipped Away
21. The Letter
22. Stay Close
23. Day 14/Ashes
24. End Titles

Sally Field: Oscar winning actress, NORMA RAE, PLACES IN THE HEART
Ben Chaplin: British Actor
Clea DuVall: American actress, GIRL, INTERRUPTED, HEROES
Tom Cavanagh: Film and TV star, SOMETHING MORE (1998) and Ed (2000)
Julianne Nicholson: American Actress, LONG TIME SINCE (1997)
James Murtaugh: 
Michael Hyatt: American actress, ACTS OF WORSHIP (2001)
Jenny O'Hara: 
Glenn Howerton: Actor, THE STRANGERS, TWO WEEKS (2007)

Steve Stockman: Director, TWO WEEKS (2006)

John Marias: Producer, TWO WEEKS, (2007)

Heitor Pereira: Composer, TWO WEEKS, (2007)

"Ms. Field's tough, accurate performance is all the more compelling for its understatement."
"Sally Fields is formidable as the dying mother." -- Grade: B-
"[Q]uite touching and stitched with black humor..."