Happy US election day Hugh Grant fans! We saved this week's movie, Two Weeks Notice (Marc Lawrence, 2002) for day of the 2020 presidential election, because not only does it star Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, but also man of the hour Donald J. Trump himself! Wherever your political alliances may lie, we hope you can join Diggory and Oscar having a good old chuckle at Hugh and The Don on-screen together.
Harvard educated lawyer Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock), uses her career for social activism. George Wade (Hugh Grant) is the suave public face of the Manhattan-based Wade Corporation, a development firm whose ventures Lucy routinely opposes. George, who has a reputation as a lady's man, has appointed a series of beautiful female lawyers with questionable credentials, as his legal counsel for years. Now, needing a real lawyer, he offers Lucy the job on a chance meeting. Despite warnings from her parents in working for the "enemy", Lucy accepts the job, as long as George promises not to demolish a community centre as part of a development. Will opposites attract?
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For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 3:55.
