Aside from the likable performers, Forces of Nature's greatest strength is that it flouts several established conventions of the genre.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Justine Elias
Well-constructed, if chilly, road romance, with some great throwaway lines.Read Full Review »
70
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Turns out to be an extremely likable vehicle with a genuine sense of fun.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: Yahlin Chang
Refreshingly, the movie doesn't treat you like a moron who needs to be told which woman to root for. If Ben has to choose, why shouldn't you?Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
The film shows off Ms. Bullock to amusing if overly frenetic advantage. It also leaves Affleck without enough of a Cary Grant aura to play his wimpier character with style.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
Unhappily, the attractive twosome never give into the pull, just as this coquettish variant of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" never arrives at its promised destination.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck as star-crossed lovers, is the cinematic equivalent of Styrofoam: a weightless romantic comedy of synthetic feelings.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: 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]Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
The movie has the structure of a madcap romantic chase without the wiggy, busting-out freedom.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
Sporadically funny but uneasily revisionist screwball comedy.Read Full Review »
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