Opposites attract in the directorial debut of screenwriter Marc Lawrence. Determined activist, lawyer, and idealist Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) has a noble reason for accepting a top position at Wade Realty Corporation. By taking the job, she can save the beloved community center in her Coney Island neighborhood. Along with the job comes the position of personal advisor to her high-maintenance boss, George Wade (Hugh Grant). As the two work together, down-to-earth Lucy becomes utterly indispensable to millionaire playboy George, so much so that he seeks her advice on everything from stationery selection to his divorce settlement to what suit he should wear. When Lucy gives her two weeks notice and realizes that her potential replacement, June Carter (Alicia Witt), has some strong chemistry with George, she has to acknowledge her own romantic feelings for her boss. Likewise, faced with losing the person he relies upon most, George is forced to do some soul searching of his own. Grant is well-cast as freewheeling George, delivering his lines with subtlety and making a potentially irritating character likable and charming. TWO WEEKS NOTICE also stars Dana Ivey and Robert Klein as Lucy's parents.
Theatrical Release Date: December 20, 2002
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Additional Scenes
Outtakes
Featurette: HBO FIRST LOOK
Audio Commentary: Sandra Bullock - Star, Hugh Grant - Star, Marc Lawrence - Director
Stars
Hugh Grant: British Actor
Sandra Bullock: American actress, MISS CONGENIALITY, CRASH,
Alicia Witt: Actress/"Fun"
Dana Ivey: AMERICAN ACTRESS
Robert Klein: American Comedian/Actor
Heather Burns: Star, BROOKLYN LOBSTER (2006)
David Haig: British actor, "The Thin Blue Line" (TV comedy)
Director
Marc Lawrence: Screenwriter
Producer
Sandra Bullock: American actress, MISS CONGENIALITY, CRASH,
Screenwriter
Marc Lawrence: Screenwriter
Composer
John Powell: Composer/ FACE OFF (1997), ANTZ, CHICKEN RUN
Executive Producer
Marc Lawrence: Screenwriter
Executive Producer
Mary McLagen: PAY IT FORWARD
Director of Photography
Lazlo Kovacs: Hungarian-born director of photography
Review 1:
"...[The] absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth Bullock and the nonchalant Grant proves to be sensational, and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C11 12/20/2002
Review 2:
"...The pairing is inspired….TWO WEEKS NOTICE knows what it needs to do for both stars, does it, and doesn't make a federal case about it..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.47 01/03/2003
Review 3:
"...Soderbergh ensures that the unfolding story is as much a sublime work of art as a deep-space mystery..."
Source: Total Film
p.99 03/01/2003