![]() ![]() What prevents Six Days Seven Nights from being truly great instead of merely good is its lack of all round sparkle the chemistry between the two leads never really ignites, Reitman's direction is solid without verve and the writing can't quite find the snap in the bickering or, later, the heartrending sentiment in the romance. The beach shenanigans are interwoven with Frank's worry over the whereabouts of his fianc_e - the search is called off after a few days - and finding solace in the arms of Quinn's arm candy Angelica (Jennifer Obradors). Yet, the single prop plane is greased by lightning and Quinn is forced to crash land the aircraft on an unknown island, wrecking the landing gear, with no means of escape.Īlthough following formula to the letter, there is much to enjoy in this desert island dish: scary animal antics (Ford fishing inside Heche's shorts for a runaway snake), a run in with modern day pirates (Ford doing what he does best - punching out villains) and mucho humour derived from learning survival techniques and the difference between Heche's big city ways and Ford's homespun simple philosophy. Enter cargo pilot Quinn Harris (Ford) whom Robin enlists to undertake the short haul flight to the location. ![]() However, unable to escape the pull of her job, Robin also accepts to supervise a one-day photo shoot in nearby Tahiti. Once there, Frank proposes marriage and she accepts. The set-up sees Robin Monroe (Heche, pronounced Haish), the workaholic assistant editor of a glossy women's mag, spirited away by zealously romantic boyfriend Frank (Schwimmer) to a remote tropical idyll for a loved-up breakaway. The result might not stand comparison with Bogart-Hepburn classic The African Queen (or even Romancing The Stone) but has enough traditional entertainment value to pull it through. Ivan Reitman's colourful, lightweight multi-hyphenate (romance-comedy-adventure) eschews a 90s spin on this Tinseltown staple, opting instead to embrace the old chestnut factor to the full. It's as old as the Hollywood hills: a mismatched couple - she dainty, he gruff - thrown together in unforeseen circumstances, unexpectedly find mutual respect, then lurve in exotic climes. ![]()
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