Marc Lawrence (who wrote Forces of Nature and Miss Congeniality) made his directing debut with this mixed-bag romcom about the unlikely relationship between a millionaire property developer (Hugh Grant) and a conscientious lawyer (Bullock). She may be an unlikely fit as the weed-smoking part-time party animal, but top marks for the attempt at diversifying. Forces of Nature (1999)īen Affleck is en route to be married when his plane crashes during take-off Bullock is the fellow passenger with whom he teams up to make the journey by road, their attraction to one other throwing his marital plans into turmoil. The high-calibre supporting cast includes Steve Buscemi as Bullock’s counsellor, Viggo Mortensen and Marianne Jean-Baptiste as fellow addicts, and Dominic West as her boozy, bad-lot boyfriend. Bullock is an alcoholic who hits rock bottom after tumbling into her sister’s wedding cake and crashing a limousine. 28 Days (2000)Ī rehab comedy that’s never quite as funny nor as serious as it needs to be. Also includes the screen debut of Allison Janney.
The 24-year-old Bullock has a small role as the Sarah Lawrence student who catches the eye of a rough-and-ready Brooklyn lad when she and her friends recite the EE Cummings poem. This shoddy-but-sweet late-1950s coming-of-age drama resembles a very minor Diner.
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