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Forces of Nature

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Funny!
Review: Ben (Ben Affleck) was on his way to attend his own wedding when his plane skidded out of control. He met Sarah (Sandra Bullock) on the plane. They decided to hitch a ride together, posing as a couple on honeymoon. This trip was not as smooth as they had predicted because they met with uncountable comic unnatural disasters. The ending was not what I have thought but it was still nice.

This movie will make you laugh till you roll off your seats.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: That Laugh...
Review: The plot is kind of a cliche and Ben Affleck is a stiff, but this is worth watching because of Bullock. She's at her friskiest, yet there's serious undertones for her character because of her flakiness. Bullock is appealing not just for her beauty but for her sweetness. She sometimes seems like happiness incarnate. Robert Penn Warren once wrote "Sometimes all a man wants is to hear a woman laugh like that." And of course Sandy is famous for that infectious snicker. If she would only pick better scripts, she would leave Julia Roberts in the dust.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Really worth seeing!
Review: I just saw this movie on TV and I came straight here to tell everyone to at least rent it and try it - then come to amazon .com to buy it.

It was a really well made flick. It was funny and a little sad and just wonderful. Ben Affleck is trying to get to his wedding and everything but the kitchen sink is being thrown in his way - including Sandra Bullock. Doubting himself and his upcomming wedding, Ben struggles to get to Savannah through plane crashes, fires, and hurricanes. If you liked "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", then you'll like this story.

They really stuck with the title through out the movie - "Forces of Nature". When you watch it the second time look for these forces and note the wonderful camera angles and cinematography during the weather scenes. Also note that weather is not the only force out there. The scenes weren't dark it was a filter. The director wanted you to see it through this sorta blue filter and I don't think it would have worked as well without it.

Just buy it, ok? It's so wonderful and uplifting and... you have to watch all of it!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Movie
Review: Forces of Nature was a surprizingly good movie. It is a nice love story that is full of twists and turns right until the very end of the movie. The chemistry between Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock was very good and made this movie more believable. The story was very good and highly enjoyable! This ia a great date movie, I highly recommend it!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: GOOD
Review: It was funny, had great acting, good story, WONDERFUL ending. Everyone who's anyone should see it! K?

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: brave ending redeems otherwise standard fare
Review: In "Forces of Nature," Ben Affleck stars as Ben, a repressed, buttoned-up stuffed shirt writer who, through a series of natural and manmade mishaps, ends up spending the several days before his impending marriage in the company of a freespirited, totally spontaneous and liberated young woman named Sarah, played by Sandra Bullock.

For the vast majority of the film's running time, the screenplay follows the conventions of the opposites-attract scenario almost slavishly. The script even provides Ben's fiancee with an overly-convenient replacement in the form of a now-hunky childhood friend she has not seen in years who rekindles sparks with her on the eve of the wedding.

Thus, with the troublesome fiance conveniently out of the way, the stage is set for the predictable true love romantic finale. But, damn, if the writers don't pull the rug out from under us and shatter the time-honored cliche. This is particularly surprising because, up to now, the film has exhibited no trace of iconoclasm in either its plot or character development. In fact, the screenplay is less a full-fledged narrative than a series of photographic montage sequences strung lazily together as Ben and Sarah engage in one cutesy situation and encounter after another. Thus, the unconventionality of the resolution comes as an even more stunning surprise than it otherwise might.

Affleck and Bullock are very appealing as two young people who complement each other's strengths and weaknesses and who learn to offer one another valuable life lessons. "Forces of Nature" emerges as one of those rare films that is, perhaps, actually better in retrospect than in the watching.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A waste of time and talent
Review: Affleck and Bullock play mismatched travelers to Savannah, Georgia; he, to his wedding, and she, well, she has her reasons. The two have zero chemistry together; Steve Martin and John Candy had a lot more in the similar-themed Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987), which was a lot funnier as well. Even a scene where Affleck dances in a gay bar, which has potential for laughs, falls flat. At least Steve Zahn, as Affleck's best man, is funny. A waste of time and talent.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: It's been done better, before.
Review: Shy away from this one unless you're a serious Affleck or Bullock fan. The plot is basically a recycled version of the Steve Martin/John Candy 1987 movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. If you're interested in a good travel-hishaps movie, do yourself a favor and check out the original.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: One of the worst movies of the last 10 years
Review: How anyone can truly enjoy this movie is beyond me. There is absolutely NO chemistry between Affleck and Bullock. Bullock comes across as completely fake and unbelievable. The screenplay is horrendous. Affleck's acting leaves much to be desired. The plot is ridiculous, especially since the ending of the movie goes completely against the set up of the movie. Also, are people really so stupid as to stay outside in a hurricane? They've known it was coming to town for three days! If you haven't seen this movie - believe me - you've missed nothing at all.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Forces of Nature DVD Review: Interesting chemistry
Review: "Forces of Nature", interesting chemistry between two talented actors with a slightly above average love story.

I was first recommended the movie by a friend. I guess many of us guys who plan to get married should watch this movie because it does hit straight for your heart.

The movie itself is not the greatest love story but it's nevertheless pretty good. I wondered before the movie on how the chemistry between Affleck and Bullock would be and in my opinion the two did pretty well for their characters. &#63728;&#63728; The movie showed a lot of colors but many times it's dark. I wonder why the director chose this and thus I wish they added a director's commentary with this DVD.

According to the booklet, this movie was shot before Affleck's popularity which was interesting. The special effects for the movie are well done and sound good in your 5.1 digital surround system. But where the movie is a little above average and the sound and video well done (I noticed just a little artifacts but nothing severe).

A letdown for the DVD was in the extras department. Hardly any. But I have seen worse and I'm just glad they included the deleted scenes, trailers and featurette.

The alternative ending was quite interesting and I'm glad they left it out. It would of ruined the movie I think.

All in all, it's your average love story on DVD but I give it a slightly above average rating for the twist and the ending.

For those who have friends who are thinking about marriage and thinks about it continuously like I have, let your friend borrow the DVD or tell him to buy it. Because this movie in a way somewhat makes us evaluate our own relationships.


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