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Two Weeks
Metascore
44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    67
    The movie's warm advocacy of hospice, with all the dignity such end-of-life care provides, does real, influential good.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    67
    It's messy and painful, eased only the admirable modesty of Stockman's writing and direction.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    63
    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.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    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.
  5. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tim Grierson
    50
    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.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    50
    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.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    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."
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    40
    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.
  9. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    40
    Picture veers unsteadily between melodrama and light comedy, with no confidence in either.
  10. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: John Maynard
    40
    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.
  11. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    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.
  12. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    Creaky, earnest melodrama.
  13. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Ruthe Stein
    25
    Although well intentioned, has the superficial gloss of a TV movie of the week.
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. SarahP.
    9
    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.… Full Review »
  2. TammyS.
    10
    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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