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Two Weeks

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Two Weeks reviews
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7.8 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 13 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama

Written by: Steve Stockman

Directed by: Steve Stockman

Release Date:
Theatrical: December 1, 2006
DVD: September 18, 2007

Running Time: 98 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for language, including some sexual references

Starring Sally Field, Ben Chaplin, Thomas Cavanagh, Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Howerton, Clea DuVall, James Murtaugh, and Michael Hyatt

Four siblings return home to their mother's house for what they think are the last few days of her life. When she hangs on, they find themselves trapped -- together -- for two weeks. (MGM)

What The Critics Said

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67

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

It's messy and painful, eased only the admirable modesty of Stockman's writing and direction.

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67

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

The movie's warm advocacy of hospice, with all the dignity such end-of-life care provides, does real, influential good.

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63

TV Guide Ken Fox

Sally Field's flawless performance as a mother whose imminent death reunites her four grown children elevates a fairly formulaic melodrama in the made-for-Lifetime mode into something considerably more memorable.

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50

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Two Weeks gets into serious trouble in its clumsy attempts to offset the sadness and anxiety with humor. This pursuit of sitcom levity contaminates a movie that might have been an American answer to the hardheaded Romanian masterpiece "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu."

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50

LA Weekly Tim Grierson

Though the subdued performances every so often find a poignantly understated moment, on the whole Two Weeks feels too detached and well-mannered for its own good.

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50

Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

Despite striking a chord in terms of sibling politics and the inelegant ways we deal with death, Two Weeks too often feels as if it's destined for heavy rotation on the Lifetime Movie Network.

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Casting choices seem oddly random (only Cavanagh and Nicholson have any familial chemistry). And the humor, which is vital to a movie this inherently grim, falls flat.

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40

Washington Post John Maynard

To paraphrase her infamous Oscar speech: You will have to like Sally Field, you will have to really like Sally Field, to sit through Two Weeks.

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40

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

The script is not without some perceptive observations about family dynamics, but the problematic tone keeps getting in the way. A little absurdist levity in these instances always helps to prevent things from becoming too maudlin, but in Stockman's hands, the played-for-laughs elements in this tragicomedy feel forced rather than organic, ultimately creating an emotional disconnect with the viewer.

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40

Variety Robert Koehler

Picture veers unsteadily between melodrama and light comedy, with no confidence in either.

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38

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A low-key Field is the best thing about Two Weeks, which is set in a Wilmington, N.C., where everyone mysteriously sounds like he just got off a Los Angeles freeway.

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38

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

Creaky, earnest melodrama.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein

Although well intentioned, has the superficial gloss of a TV movie of the week.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Victor M. gave it a0:
Wow - what a sad, over dramatic, under acted, cringe worthy screenplay.

Sarah P. gave it a9:
I saw this at the Hamptons Film Festival this year, and it was great! My family went through something similar, and this movie had everything we went through-- laughter and tears. Sally Field is amazing, and all the acting is great. If you're looking for a movie with real emotion, that's really about something important, Two Weeks is it.

Tammy S. gave it a10:
Great script, cast and crew! It really comes together. Critics are way off on this one....it is a MUST SEE!

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