Forces of Nature (1999) Critic Reviews

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Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

Sporadically funny but uneasily revisionist screwball comedy.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

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

The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

An extremely enjoyable neo-screwball comedy about attractive opposites on the road.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

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

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

A so-so, OK, perfectably acceptable, nice, rather charming romantic comedy with two stars who are entirely watchable.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

Only succeeds sporadically, even if it's never quite the unwatchable monstrosity it so clearly could have been.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie has the structure of a madcap romantic chase without the wiggy, busting-out freedom.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck as star-crossed lovers, is the cinematic equivalent of Styrofoam: a weightless romantic comedy of synthetic feelings.Read the full review

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