“Forces Of Nature” is a pleasing romantic comedy that serves a spin on “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”. Although “Forces Of Nature” is not as funny as “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” it is still enjoyable and it’s different enough for it to not constantly remind you of that film.

Ben Affleck (“Argo”, “The Accountant”) stars as Ben Holmes, who is trying to get to Georgia from New York for his wedding. His plane suffers an accident while trying to take-off and he encounters an energetic stranger by the name of Sarah (Sandra Bullock “While You Were Sleeping”, “Demolition Man”). The two decide to travel together as they encounter one disaster after another.

Although Ben Affleck is not a particularly good actor, his relatively straight performance here works as a nice contrast to Bullock’s more lively performance. Bullock gives a good performance. The chemistry between the two is surprisingly strong. The two end up going through a lot together such as getting arrested, pretending to be husband and wife and performing a strip dance for money and some of these incidents are genuinely amusing. Some of the other cast members are okay such as Ronny Cox (“RoboCop”), who plays the father of Ben’s fiancée. However, Steve Zahn (“Rescue Dawn”) is pretty terrible as Ben’s friend.

“Forces Of Nature” is an innocent comedy movie. If you like silly romantic pictures, you will probably enjoy this film. One aspect of the movie that does deserve criticism is the ending because it was not one I was expecting and in the case of a film likes this, that can be a big problem. It’s not a romantic comedy classic like “Roxanne” or even Bullock’s “While You Were Sleeping” but “Forces Of Nature” is a competent picture. I’m surprised the movie is not more popular considering its star power.