Rating of
2.5/4
6 Days, 7 Nights with little comedy and romance
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/01/08
New York magazine editor "Robin" (Anne Heche) goes on vacation with her boyfriend (David Schwimmer) and becomes engaged. As they celebrate on a beautiful tropical island, she gets called back to work and has to charter the plane that brought them to the vacation spot.
While on the flight back, the pilot (Harrison Ford) is forced back to the island due to the weather. Just as the plane levels off after making its turn, a lightning bolt strikes the plane and it crash lands on a deserted island where the two have no choice but to get along -- but they learn to get along very well.
This movie is one of the best acted movies I've seen lately. Heche and Ford stand out, and their chemistry is very good. Schwimmer and Jacqueline Obradors, who plays Ford's much younger lover, also do a good job, but their performances aren't as good as the two headliners of the movie.
The scenery is very nice on the vacation spot, and the "deserted" island. The one they crash land on has enough atmosphere to make you believe it is truly deserted.
Two problems with this movie, besides the development of Schimmer and Obradors' characters, is that their are few really good laughs, as well as the romance storyline between Heche and Ford's characters was not explored as it should have. To me, Heche and Ford appeared that they will end up as close friends instead of a married couple.
Another problem was that the storyline with the pirates wasn't explored completely. Maybe if the two leads discovered why they were at the island it would have made the movie more suspenseful while still funny. Make this a possible second choice to rent.
