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Forces of Nature

Play trailer Poster for Forces of Nature PG-13 1999 1h 44m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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All Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) wants to do is make it from New York to Savannah, Ga., in time for his wedding. When a seagull and a hurricane ruin any chance he has of flying there, Holmes reluctantly joins the quirky Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock) in a rental car for a road trip back to his waiting bride-to-be, Bridget Cahill (Maura Tierney). But nature seems to conspire against his every attempt at a timely return -- and in the meantime, he finds himself growing closer to Sarah.
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A distinct lack of chemistry between Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock, coupled with a screwball sensibility that's a touch too screwy, scupper Forces of Nature's modest ambition to serve up romantic charm.

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Richard Corliss TIME Magazine 06/14/2009
DreamWorks' first reprehensible fiasco. Go to Full Review Joe Leydon Variety 03/26/2009
An extremely enjoyable neo-screwball comedy about attractive opposites on the road. Go to Full Review Time Out 01/26/2006
A bumbling and typically charmless latter-day studio screwball comedy. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 02/12/2024
Affleck and Bullock have great chemistry, Hughes has a flare for crafting images that feel almost operatic, and frankly I love that the film does not have a typical Hollywood ending. Go to Full Review Tracy Moore Common Sense Media 09/23/2014
2/5
Over-the-top rom-com about marriage has dark, mature themes. Go to Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 06/14/2009
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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David P @David522 Dec 15 Mildly entertaining , Trains, Planes and Automobiles without the incomparable Steve Martin and John Candy .Probably the flatest and worst ending of any film I have ever watched See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 13 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Xavier S 01/15/2025 Romcom in need of being remade but with a better ending The fact that the film ended w/ Ben marryin' the girl like Bridget who cheated on him w/ her ex really pisses me off! He shoulda married Sarah, not her! They had more and better chemistry he and Bridget will even have! Ben shoulda found out about Bridget's cheating and left her to be w/ Sarah! I wish whoever wrote this movie knew what they were doing during its production. See more Amber 10/10/2024 Beyond awful. The script is horrendous, and there are so many unnecessary scenes or scenes that take too long to end. They make a lot of "marriage is awful" jokes (at least 10) and usually pair them with a sex joke. None of them are funny, and are basically just iterations of the same thing. Ben Affleck's acting is so, so bad and his character is dull. In real life, nobody would fall in love with that man, he has the personality of wood chips, and yet somehow he got 2 women to be in love with him. Him and Sarah (Sandra's character) have zero chemistry, but at least Sandra's acting is good. Speaking of her character, if you love a manic pixie dream girl, then she's the one for you. Zero redeeming qualities for this movie. See more Michael B 12/08/2023 Underrated! A very unique romcom /adventure story. Yeah some of the lines are cheese but the soundtrack, humor, thrilling story, values regarding marital anxieties etc., make for probably my favorite "chik-flik". See more Terry S 12/06/2022 Cute but not cutesy--I laughed and liked it. See more Read all reviews
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Bronwen Hughes

Director

Sandra Bullock

Sarah Lewis

Ben Affleck

Ben Holmes

Maura Tierney

Bridget

Steve Zahn

Alan

Blythe Danner

Virginia

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Synopsis All Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) wants to do is make it from New York to Savannah, Ga., in time for his wedding. When a seagull and a hurricane ruin any chance he has of flying there, Holmes reluctantly joins the quirky Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock) in a rental car for a road trip back to his waiting bride-to-be, Bridget Cahill (Maura Tierney). But nature seems to conspire against his every attempt at a timely return -- and in the meantime, he finds himself growing closer to Sarah.
Director
Bronwen Hughes
Producer
Susan Arnold, Ian Bryce, Donna Arkoff Roth
Screenwriter
Marc Lawrence
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
DreamWorks SKG, Roth-Arnold Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.9M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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