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
No review available.
06/05/04
Top CriticNo review available.
06/18/04
Top CriticNo review available.
04/29/05
Top CriticCredit the director, relative newcomer Hughes, the writer, and the entire cast, particularly Steve Zahn as the best man, for keeping Forces of Nature from careening into unabashed sentimentalism.
01/01/00
Bullock's performance is one of the best of her career, avoiding the 'nice girl' image for something far more challenging and interesting. She's smart and assertive, colourful and troubled.
01/01/00
Forces of Nature gets by, barely, due to its well-cast leads.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/03/04
If Bullock and Affleck had any more chemistry, we might have witnessed spontaneous combustion onscreen.
01/01/00
The combination of Affleck's deadpan by-the-book persona with the spontaneity of Bullock's character sparks with convincing chemistry, their diverse personalities causing both to grow and bring to the surface what each is running away from or can't admit.
06/05/02
Thanks to fine performances from the uniformly strong cast, a surprisingly smart, unpredictable plot and some jazzy visuals, Forces of Nature overcomes pacing problems to emerge a winner.
01/01/00
Cute. Chick movie, but cute.
01/01/00
Relationships are always leaps of faith requiring only a courageous heart and a commitment to the beloved that goes beyond either rhyme or reason.
03/04/02
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
Sitcom that this picture may be, it never fails to entertain thanks to the fortuitous pairing of Ben Affleck, a master at appearing goofy, and Sandra Bullock, a powerhouse of womanly stamina.
01/01/00
A likable romantic comedy that's bolstered by the fresh and sassy performances of Affleck and Bullock.
01/01/00
Affleck is as appealing as usual. Bullock, following a series of ill-advised career choices, is back in top form.
01/01/00
Sandra Bullock is cute, different and always fun to watch in this movie, and Ben Affleck shows us that he can actually play co-banana in a film (without Matt Damon) and come off as an amusing and effective performer.
01/01/00
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