28 Days (2000)

Lensed in the style of a gritty drama, with slightly bleached cinematography, blurry "I'm drunk" POV shots and some heavy-handed cutting, 28 Days sets itself up as a Leaving Las Vegas kind of moral messenger. "DRINK AND DRUGS ARE BAD!" it screams. But, slowly, it begins to lose its nerve. As Gwen arrives in rehab with its bog-standard collection of oddballs - mixed-up teen, kindly granny, sassy black mama, dumb horny guy, sarky fella with the usual hidden heart of gold - 28 Days begins trying to soften its tone. All of sudden it starts sheepishly whispering: "Drink and drugs are... Well, still not good, but quite funny really, in the right sort of light. Honest".

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