Affleck and Bullock have great chemistry, Hughes has a flare for crafting images that feel almost operatic, and frankly I love that the film does not have a typical Hollywood ending.

| Feb 12, 2024

Over-the-top rom-com about marriage has dark, mature themes.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 23, 2014

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 24, 2011

| Original Score: C | Sep 7, 2011

Make no mistake: This slackly paced picture doesn't gel. But it so consistently undermines the pastel-pretty conventions that currently rule the genre that some sneaky admiration is in order.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 14, 2009

DreamWorks' first reprehensible fiasco.

| Jun 14, 2009

The humour is genial and both Affleck and Bullock are easy on the eye, but the film itself ends up being little more than a storm in a teacup.

| Jun 14, 2009

An extremely enjoyable neo-screwball comedy about attractive opposites on the road.

Full Review | Mar 26, 2009

Bullock seems a bit too level-headed for a screwball, and the affable Affleck has no real chemistry with her or Tierney.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

While far from a complete misfire, Forces of Nature remains simply too by-the-numbers to be particularly gratifying or worthwhile.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 24, 2008

All in all, it really depends on if you're a fan of the two leads. I am, so I liked it.

| Jan 15, 2008

A bumbling and typically charmless latter-day studio screwball comedy.

| Jan 26, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 29, 2005

It has all been done before, and better.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 9, 2005

For the most part this film is not particularly funny or entertaining. The plot is, of course, predictable.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/10 | Oct 18, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 3, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jun 5, 2004

As soon as the co-stars become unlikely companions on a two-day trip to the South, a major problem crops up: no screen chemistry. They rarely click together, let alone sizzle.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 20, 2003

Bullock seems to really be enjoying herself in this role, and Affleck is uncomfortable. I don't know whether this is because his role dictates it or if it's just a natural reaction, but it works.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2003