Forces of Nature

Name: Forces of Nature
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: March 19, 1999
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock

1999

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DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: March 19, 1999 | PG-13

Starring: Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock

Summary: A man (Affleck) is on his way home to Savannah for his wedding when an eccentric young woman (Bullock) falls into his life.

Director: Bronwen Hughes

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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James Berardinelli

Aside from the likable performers, Forces of Nature's greatest strength is that it flouts several established conventions of the genre. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Turns out to be an extremely likable vehicle with a genuine sense of fun. Read full review

Marc Savlov

In the end, Forces of Nature is a creampuff of a film, it being a scrappy romantic comedy of the purest stripe, what's so wrong with that? Not a thing. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Ultimately, Forces of Nature is more of a lull than a passionate storm. Read full review

Susan Wloszczyna

Works best as a ponderous metaphor for life's uncertainties. As a lighthearted comedy, the force, alas, is not with it. [19 March 1999, Life, p.13E]

Dallas Observer Bill Gallo

Unfortunately, Bullock and Affleck don't strike many sparks or produce many yuks…they're not exactly built for comedy. Read full review

Gina Fattore

Monstrously offensive movie. Read full review

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Xenophobe114

Jun 24, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mother nature wants Ben and Sandra to stay together. Or does she?

This movie won't be to everyone's taste, but I liked it a lot. If you want it to be a screwball comedy, you'll be very disappointed. There are a couple of discernible themes, one of which is the idea of Nature herself using all her formidable powers to throw the two main characters together and prevent the young man from marrying the wrong woman, the one he's trying to reach through fire, flood, hail, wind, you name it. Some of the effects are enchanting, to use an old-fashioned word. In the end, as fun as it was to imagine an all-powerful benevolent Force at work, you realize it was all just random coincidence -- beautiful, scary, sometimes hilarious, but with no "mind" or "purpose" driving it. The other theme is the theme of marriage, in particular the problem of finding just the right person, which also involves chance and luck. Take it, run with it, says the movie.… Expand

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