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Excellent but underrated film

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

A man on his way to his wedding is derailed by unforeseen circumstances. This is hardly a new premise in film. One of the early versions of this basic theme was Frank Capra's It Happened One Night which won the Oscar for best picture in 1934. Critic Owen Gleiberman has described Force of Nature as a cross between It Happened One Night and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. This description is not far from the mark.Ben Affleck plays Ben Holmes, "a jacket-copy writer" on his way to Savannah for his wedding. His plane is involved in a runway accident so he ends up joining forces with a stranger named Sarah (Sandra Bullock) who also needs to get to Savannah. Along the way they recognize their mutual attraction, and all of the pieces are in place for a pretty standard screwball comedy.Affleck and Bullock are well cast in their respective parts, and it is refreshing to see them in roles that give them both a little more room to move. Affleck is still hot from his success in Good Will Hunting and Armageddon. Bullock's recent past has been a bit spotty including mixed reviews for Hope Floats and unanimous slams for Speed 2. In the right roles, these are actors that are fun too watch. They carry their parts well here, but unfortunately the parts aren't much worth carrying. There are a few golden moments here, but there's even more mindless fluff.There are also a few too many scenes that are designed to add some sex appeal, but do little to advance the story line (e.g., a bachelor party and a scene in a gay bar). This is a shame, because there are some worthwhile insights about love, fear, and grace buried in the clutter of this film. The visuals in the film provide some special moments too, but the end result is a film that is very uneven and ultimately flawed.The two questions I ask when I evaluate a film are: "is it a story worth telling?", and "is it a story well told?". This film comes close on both counts, but ultimately fails the test. When I was trying to decide which film to review this weekend, I was debating between this film and Clint Eastwood in True Crime. I still haven't seen the Eastwood flick, but if you find yourself faced with the same two options, my advice would be to give Clint a shot-go ahead, make his day.

I really don't know why such a good movie is having such a low rating it is one of the best Rom Com i have seen so far.First of all let's talk about how amazing is the chemistry between Ben and Sandra they were absolutely amazing through out the movie and the changes they are experiencing specially with Ben where you can see how he went from a shy protective guy to a totally open enthusiastic person.The directing is so fantastic specially at the ending.The story and the dialogue are so amazing and so realistic it is not like how people want it to end but it's more like what should really happen destroying all the myths about misfortune and pessimism.Such an amazing movie to watch even in 2017 please do your self a favor and enjoy such a good movie.

Both Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock are extremely appealing, attractive people. The idea of an out-of-control wild woman and a straight-laced businessman (okay, "jacket copywriter") getting together was a fun idea. But, sorry, that's about as far as the fun went.I felt every single emotion in this film was manipulated, either through heavy-handed music (the scene where Ben as "Ben" turns on the radio in the cheap hotel room and hears, but of course, "Love the One You're With") or pound-over-the-head foreshadowing (Ben's fiancée's old boyfriend). We are asked to believe that Sandra and Ben are going to stand on top of a train and shout into the open wilderness, and then, when the train locks itself to the next section, that they don't go flying off into the river below to certain deaths.We are asked to believe that, when desperate for money, they just happen to walk into the one gay bar in the sleaziest part of town and that, of course, Ben will be forced to strip for money to buy a cheap car to take them back to their destination.We are asked to believe many things that are far too coincidental. So, most of the movie doesn't work.But the main problem is: In the beginning of the movie when Ben and "Sarah" (Sandra") are on the plane which runs into trouble before it even takes off due to some retarded seagulls, everyone is roughed up a little and Ben accidentally smashes Sarah's head with his notebook computer. Later, after everyone has been safely evacuated, Ben is hauling Sarah over his arm, getting her to a doctor or stretcher, or whatever the hell he thought he was going to do.Then, when he calls his fiancée to let her know he is okay, Sarah rushes the phone booth (but three minutes before she had been on a stretcher) and tells him, "You saved my life!" and kisses him madly. I'm sorry, what did he do to "save" her life? Nothing. So, the "inciting event" of the movie fails.Also, the endless jokes about marriage being a prison, and loving one person is like wearing the same clothes for the next 25 years... they wear thin quickly.Yes, Sandra is funny. She is glittering and gorgeous and has a movie star face and knows how to deliver a punch line (and a good swift kick if needed); yes, Ben is cute and adorable and he always looks like everything that comes down the line is a surprise and that he'd rather be in an episode of "Leave it to Beaver," but, oh well, he is thinking, "This is life and I guess I better learn how to catch the curveballs!"... but, that aside, who cares? The ending was absolutely unacceptable; I didn't buy his speech to his fiancée for one second, nor did I think all the endless babbling about meeting someone and loving someone at the end was necessary. I can't believe the test audiences did not all at once storm out of the theater when the "big surprise" is revealed at the end. I was extremely disappointed. Another thing that was truly upsetting was, couldn't they think of ANY other name for Ben Affleck's character except "Ben"? How pathetic. Yes, it was a clever idea to combine "force of nature" with natural disaster and with Sandy Bullock's big, fabulous personality and gorgeous glamor girl looks. But ultimately, this movie fails on almost every level. I'm really sorry to say so because I'm a big Sandy fan, and am beginning to appreciate Ben as well. Well, at least they're both pretty to look at.

I cannot imagine anything that would be more fun than taking a road-trip with Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock). That is why I really think this film is worth watching. Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) got something that very few of us ever get to experience - a couple of days with someone who will truly liberate us from our staid conventions and open our eyes to a world that we never knew even existed.Working with the developmentally disabled, I have to constantly remember that I cannot say they don't want to live or work or do something until I have exposed them to that opportunity and let them make an informed choice.How many times have we made choices without knowing all the opens - or even that there are options. Ben got the opportunity to make an informed choice. I am not saying I would have made his choice, but he knew what he was doing.Don't watch this movie looking for a comedy, even though it is funny; don't watch it looking for romance, even though there is plenty to see; but watch it to open your eyes to another world and ask yourself if your world is really what you want.