Two Weeks Notice

Two Weeks Notice

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Produced by Sandra Bullock
Written by Marc Lawrence
Starring Sandra Bullock
Hugh Grant
Alicia Witt
Dana Ivey
Robert Klein
Heather Burns
Music by John Powell
Cinematography László Kovács
Edited by Susan E. Morse
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 18, 2002 (2002-12-18) (United States)
Running time
 101 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • Australia
Language English
Budget $60 million[1]
Box office $199 million[1]

Two Weeks Notice[2] is a 2002 romantic comedy film starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock from Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was written and directed by Marc Lawrence who had previously scripted two other box-office hits for Bullock: Miss Congeniality and Forces of Nature.[3] Although critical response was mixed, the film received a successful box office run, both in the United States and globally.

Plot

Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) is a liberal lawyer who specializes in environmental law in New York City. George Wade (Hugh Grant) is an arrogant billionaire real estate tycoon who has almost everything and knows almost nothing. Lucy's hard work and devotion to others contrast sharply with George's world-weary recklessness and greed.

Lucy meets George in an attempt to stop the destruction of the Coney Island community center from her childhood. He attempts to hire her to replace his old Chief Counsel, Amber. She knows of his playboy tendencies, but he promises to protect the community center if she works for him.

She soon finds that what he really requires is advice in all aspects of his life. She becomes his indispensable aide, and he calls her for every little thing. She finally gets fed up with the situation and gives him her two weeks' notice of resignation after he sends her a message of an "emergency" while she is at her friend's wedding, since the emergency is, as she finds out, that he is unable to choose what to wear to an event. He is deeply troubled by her resignation and tries to convince her to stay. He also tries to block her from getting any other jobs, as an attempt to make her stay. He finally gives in and has her train her replacement, the attractive and flirtatious June Carver (Alicia Witt), before she quits. Lucy then becomes jealous of June before she leaves.

After she's gone, George realizes that his time with her has really changed him, as he keeps the promise he made to her in the beginning even if it means it costs his company millions. Meanwhile, in her new job, Lucy is missing him terribly. He goes in search for her, and they confess their feelings for each other. The movie ends with Lucy ordering take out in her apartment with George making jokes about the size of the apartment. Usually when she orders and is asked how many, Lucy replies, "one," but this time, with a silly smile, Lucy replies, "This is for two."

Cast

Box office

The film opened at No. 2 at the U.S. Box office, raking in USD14,328,494 in its opening weekend, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. It had a total domestic gross of $93,354,851 and an overall gross of $199,043,242.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to Two Weeks Notice was released on 28 January 2003.[4]

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Love Theme"  John Powell1:38
2."Divorce"  John Powell1:24
3."Take Away"  John Powell2:41
4."Trying to Get Fired"  John Powell1:31
5."Helicopter Ride"  John Powell2:31
6."In the Limo"  John Powell0:51
7."Bobcat Pretzel"  John Powell3:15
8."Protest"  John Powell1:26
9."Interviews"  John Powell0:44
10."Emergency"  John Powell1:40
11."Absolutely Beautiful"  John Powell2:41
12."Sad Bowels"  John Powell2:51
13."George's Speech"  John Powell2:44
14."Finale"  John Powell3:41
15."Epilogue"  John Powell0:41
Total length:30:19[5]

Punctuation issue

In the best-selling book on punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, the author Lynne Truss points out that the spelling of the film's title is grammatically incorrect because it is missing an apostrophe (Two Weeks' Notice). The book's original hardcover edition featured Truss in her author's photo, glaring at the poster and holding a marker where the apostrophe should be.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Two Weeks Notice (2002). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 17, 2010
  2. ↑ See below for the missing apostrophe.
  3. ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/two-weeks-notice-v271086
  4. ↑ Two Weeks Notice Soundtrack release date TheOST. Retrieved 28 January 2014
  5. ↑ Two Weeks Notice Soundtrack length TheOST. Retrieved 28 January 2014
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150403221520/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/books/chapters/1115-1st-truss-eats.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.worldwidewords.org/reviews/re-eat1.htm Archived 1 January 1970 at the Wayback Machine.
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