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Forces of Nature (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 61

Fresh: 29

Rotten:32

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... 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 character who clashes with him in every way. What's that saying: opposites attract? Of course they do. Especially in these types of movies. [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox

Director: Bronwen Hughes

Director: Bronwen Hughes
Screenwriter: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Susan Arnold, Ian Bryce, Donna Roth
Composer: John Powell

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Sep 14, 1999

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Make 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.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/14/09
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

DreamWorks' first reprehensible fiasco.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
06/14/09
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
06/14/09
Channel 4 Film
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An extremely enjoyable neo-screwball comedy about attractive opposites on the road.

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03/26/09
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Bullock seems a bit too level-headed for a screwball, and the affable Affleck has no real chemistry with her or Tierney.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

While far from a complete misfire, Forces of Nature remains simply too by-the-numbers to be particularly gratifying or worthwhile.

Full Review Source: TheMovieBoy.com | comment Comment
06/24/08
Dustin Putman
TheMovieBoy.com

All in all, it really depends on if you're a fan of the two leads. I am, so I liked it.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

A bumbling and typically charmless latter-day studio screwball comedy.

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01/26/06
Time Out
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04/29/05
Detroit Free Press
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It has all been done before, and better.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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For the most part this film is not particularly funny or entertaining. The plot is, of course, predictable.

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10/18/04
Dragan Antulov
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07/03/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
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06/18/04
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06/05/04
Dallas Morning News
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As 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.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

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.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

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.

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06/23/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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.

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06/05/02
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine

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03/19/02
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