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starstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstar Robert Horton - Film.com
starstarstar Margaret McGurk - Cincinnati Enquirer
starstarstar Joe Baltake - Sacramento Bee
starstarstar Jay Carr - Boston Globe
starstarstar Desson Howe - Washington Post
starstar Wesley Morris - SF Examiner
starstar Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today
starstar Owen Gleiberman - EW
starstar Mark Burger - Winston-Salem Journal
starstar John Anderson - Newsday
starstar Jeff Vice - Deseret News
starstar Janet Maslin - NY Times
star Susan Stark - Detroit News
star Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times

Aside from the likable performers, Forces of Nature’s greatest strength is that it flouts several established conventions of the genre

- James Berardinelli

A dead zone of boring conversations, contrived emergencies, unbelievable characters and lame storytelling

- Roger Ebert

Forces of Nature

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Strangers Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck encounter numerous mishaps while traveling to Georgia for her business meeting and his wedding to Maura Tierney. Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox, Joe Don Baker, Jack Kehler, Meredith Scott Lynn, David Strickland. Director: Bronwen Hughes (1999, PG-13)

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