Forces of Nature

(capsule review)

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Directed by: Bronwen Hughes

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney

Rating:

When I saw the trailer for this film, it seemed like it might be interesting. It also seemed very similar to a movie that bombed about 10 years ago starring the soon-to-be husband from the Steve Martin version of Father of the Bride. Of course I'm having a bad memory day and I'm too lazy to look up the name of the movie on IMDB but take my word for it, the story lines are about the same: Boy is separated from fiancee for short period errand, trouble happens, boy can't make it back in time, starts to miss crucial events like rehearsal dinners, etc...oh and did I mention he runs into an exotic woman who is very different from his fiancee but charming in her own way, boy gets confused, boy and exotic girl go through a completely unbelievable chain of events, boy and exotic girl get together but later decide jointly that boy is probably better off with fiancee, boy manages to get back just in time for wedding and at first sight of fiancee's face forgets about feelings for exotic girl, and all they all lived contented lives. Wahoo. Formulaic and very predictable. What saves this movie and makes it worth watching are the charming personalities of the two stars, Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock. It's probably a cute movie to rent and you can still grin a few times and leave the film with a decent warm fuzzy feeling. Not bad, not great, but still charming in it's own fun, quirky way.