Friday, March 19, 1999

PG-13

For sensuality, language, a scene of drug use

Comedy, Romance

Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox, David Strickland, Meredith Scott Lynn

Marc Lawrence

Bronwen Hughes

Forces of Nature (1999)

Ben (Ben Affleck) has two days to get from New York to Savannah for his wedding to Bridget (Maura Tierney). He has everything under control until an eccentric young woman named Sarah (Sandra Bullock) literally falls into his life… and atmospheric conditions become unstable. The first hint of disaster comes when Ben and Sarah's plane goes skidding off the runway. Ben inadvertently saves the life of his seatmate Sarah, and in return, she becomes his faithful traveling companion - whether he likes it or not. Things continue to "go south" as the two head south. Between the rental car nightmare, the train debacle, the bus fiasco and the hurricane, Ben has to wonder if somebody up there is trying to tell him something. If not, there are plenty of people on Earth who seem bent on sharing their doom and gloom views of marriage.

     Panic doesn’t really set in until Ben realizes that he’s developing a definite attraction to the sexy and impetuous Sarah - and the feeling is decidedly mutual. It seems that humanity, machine and the forces of nature are conspiring to keep Ben from his vows, leaving him to wonder if this is some kind of cosmic test… and if it is, will he pass?