The humour is genial and both Affleck and Bullock are easy on the eye, but the film itself ends up being little more than a storm in a teacup.
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06/14/09
Forces of Nature (1999)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:28
Rotten:33
Average Rating:5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Ben Holmes, a soon-to-be-hitched batchelor, is unable to fly to Savannah for his wedding (due to a careless seagull and an approaching hurricane). He must share a rented care with Sara, a kooky... [More]
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Reviews for Forces of Nature
Top CriticA bumbling and typically charmless latter-day studio screwball comedy.
01/26/06
Top CriticForces of Nature disappoints us right to the last, with an ending that lacks the courage of the film's convictions.
01/01/00
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08/19/09
Top CriticMake no mistake: This slackly paced picture doesn't gel. But it so consistently undermines the pastel-pretty conventions that currently rule the genre that some sneaky admiration is in order.
06/14/09
DreamWorks' first reprehensible fiasco.
06/14/09
Top CriticAn extremely enjoyable neo-screwball comedy about attractive opposites on the road.
03/26/09
Top CriticBullock seems a bit too level-headed for a screwball, and the affable Affleck has no real chemistry with her or Tierney.
08/07/08
While far from a complete misfire, Forces of Nature remains simply too by-the-numbers to be particularly gratifying or worthwhile.
06/24/08
All in all, it really depends on if you're a fan of the two leads. I am, so I liked it.
01/15/08
No review available.
04/29/05
Top CriticIt has all been done before, and better.
04/09/05
For the most part this film is not particularly funny or entertaining. The plot is, of course, predictable.
10/18/04
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07/03/04
No review available.
06/18/04
Top CriticNo review available.
06/05/04
Top CriticAs soon as the co-stars become unlikely companions on a two-day trip to the South, a major problem crops up: no screen chemistry. They rarely click together, let alone sizzle.
05/20/03
Bullock seems to really be enjoying herself in this role, and Affleck is uncomfortable. I don’t know whether this is because his role dictates it or if it’s just a natural reaction, but it works.
02/08/03
Sandra Bullock is the good news about Forces of Nature. Her natural charm dances off the screen with giddy abandon. Unfortunately, the movie lets her down.
10/15/02
though Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck generate a certain amount of goodwill... the comedy - like the airplane its central characters meet aboard - doesn't quite get off the ground.
06/23/02
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