Two Weeks Notice

Lucy Kelson is a lawyer, who specializes in historic preservation, environmental law, and pro bono cases in New York City. George Wade is a real estate developer and playboy who has grown up in a life of luxury. Lucy's hard work and devotion to others contrasts sharply with George's childish recklessness and insensitivity to others. George is the face of his company and works alongside his greedy brother Howard, who is more responsible and mature. Lucy meets George in an attempt to stop the destruction of the Coney Island community center she grew up with. Learning that she graduated from the prestigious Harvard Law School, he asks to hire her to replace his old Chief Counsel, overlooking their opposing views of real estate development. She decides the benefits he offers in discretionary funding for causes she supports outweigh the negatives, especially as he promises to protect the community center. Lucy finds what George really requires is advice in all aspects of his life. She regretfully becomes his indispensable assistant he calls at all times for the next few years. After Lucy is disrupted at a friend's wedding by George's latest "emergency" (what to wear to an event he is attending), she gives him two weeks' notice of resignation. Lucy looks for work at other firms, but George has called in advance asking them not to hire her, so he can keep her on. Eventually, he admits defeat and she offers to help him find a replacement, unaware of how close and interdependent they have become. Lucy's boyfriend Ansel, who is always away with Greenpeace, breaks up with her over the phone and she is consoled by George on his private yacht. She gets drunk, brags about how good she is at sex, and kisses George before passing out. When she wakes up the next morning, she has forgotten about what happened the night before. New Harvard graduate June Carver is finally hired as Lucy's replacement, and she becomes increasingly close with George, making Lucy jealous. At a business event, June kisses George and they go to his room. Lucy learns that despite George's promise, the community center is going to be demolished in favour of a new real estate project, so goes to confront him on his apparent betrayal. Arriving at his hotel, she finds George and June in his suite in their underclothes during a game of "strip chess". George confronts Lucy the next day, her last day at work, where she reminds him he promised her to spare the community center and storms out. After Lucy is gone, George realizes his time with her has demonstrated that he needs to change. Meanwhile, in her new job, Lucy realizes she misses him. George goes in search of Lucy and reveals he decided to keep his promise to her and chose not to demolish the center. She initially rebuffs him, but overcome with tears over the revelation, runs after him. The pair declare their feelings, and George reveals he has resigned. They kiss in the middle of the sidewalk and go to the small apartment Lucy shares with her parents. The DVD version of the film includes an unreleased scene of George and Lucy's wedding at the community center attended by family and friends.

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