Review of Forces of Nature (2004) by Larissa N — 26 Feb 2011

I watched this one years ago, and really couldn't remember it, so decided to check it out when it was on tv recently. Kind of wish I hadn't bothered. All the way through it I was thinking I really needed to downgrade my original score of three stars to two and a half. Only thing that stopped me was that the ending did redeem it somewhat, by not being totally predictable. SPOILER...........I damn hated Sandra Bullock, so I was pleased he didn't wind up with her, though Ben Affleck was nothing inspiring in this either. Must be a real low point in both their careers.

Plot is that Ben Affleck is due to be married to a nondescript woman who I think I would take off on too quite honestly. Through a series of disasters he is stranded with Sandra Bullock, who he meets on a plane. Sandra in this is just horrible. Not only does she not look attractive, her character is a free spirit type, and she just can't pull it off at all, while he seems stuffy and boring and not someone anyone would bother with. There's a whole series of events including a particularly cringable one with the pair of them screaming on top of a train. No wonder I blocked all memory of this movie from my mind.

As I mentioned, ending redeems it a little. MORE SPOILERS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.

He goes back to the nondescript fiancee who is marginally more bearable than Sandra and comes out with quite a good speech. Enough to make me leave my original rating at three stars. Not enough to make me want to watch this again.