Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Harisson Ford, Anne Heche, Dir. Ivan Reitman
ASIN: 6305213283
Most critics dissed this romantic comedy pairing Harrison Ford and Anne Heche, but Heche gives a great performance and the script has its moments. The premise finds Heche’s pampered New York magazine editor stranded on a tropical island with Ford’s burned-out bush pilot. Add water snakes, pirates and an uptight fiancé, and guess what happens?
The African Queen meets Swept Away in this sometimes labored romantic comedy by director Ivan Reitman. Fortunately, he cast an old pro in Harrison Ford, as Quinn Harris, a South Seas charter pilot who must ferry New York fashion editor Robin Monroe (Anne Heche) from one island to another–a hop that falls flat when they fly into a mammoth storm that causes them to crash on a deserted island. The pair resent and resist each other, until they are forced to team up to escape from the island–and some modern pirates who want their heads. If that part of the story is unconvincing, you can always focus on the smoldering comic chemistry between Heche, who displays strong comic instincts, and the ever-reliable Ford. The script is just an excuse for these two flinty characters to strike increasingly romantic sparks off each other, which is always enjoyable to watch.
