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Two Weeks Notice [DVD] [Canadian; French]

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

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.
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Credits

Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, Sandra Annette Bullock, Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein, Heather Burns, David Haig
Critic Reviews

"...[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..."
Los Angeles Times
"...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..."
Entertainment Weekly
"...Soderbergh ensures that the unfolding story is as much a sublime work of art as a deep-space mystery..."
Total Film