A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.
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- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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- TriviaIn a scene early in the movie, the two leads are shown sitting in an outdoor location in front of a large rusty globe. This location is in the city of Savannah, although the two characters have not reached Savannah by that point of the story.
- GoofsWhen Ben and Sarah get off the train they leave all their personal belongings (Ben's laptop, and Sarah's purse and luggage). Later, in the laundromat, Sarah's wallet gets stolen from her handbag, but she'd left all that on the train.
- Quotes
Ben Holmes: Quoting Bishop Jeremy Taylor, "Marriage hath in it less of beauty but more of safety, than the single life; it hath more care, but less danger, it is more merry, and more sad; it is fuller of sorrows, and fuller of joys; it lies under more burdens, but it is supported by all the strengths of love and charity, and those burdens are delightful."
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Written by Alex Gifford
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Featured review
Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.
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.
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.
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- lastliberal
- Jul 7, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Sức Mạnh Thiên Nhiên
- Filming locations
- Dillon, South Carolina, USA(South of the border scene)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,900,680
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,510,728
- Mar 21, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $93,900,680
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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