SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
1 :-) for his girl Friday
Cast: Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, Temuera Morrison Directors: Ivan Reitman Producers: Ivan Reitman, Roger Birnbaum, Wallis Nicita Screenplay: Michael Browning
Harrison Ford is getting to the age where playing a male lead, requires more than just a set of good looks. The perpetually likeable Ford, has charisma, charm and likeability that will tie him over into the next century. Playing something reminiscent of the late Cary Grant in FATHER GOOSE, Ford is a bit of a scruffy, drinking pilot that crashes his plane on a deserted island, with a perky Anne Heche, fashion magazine editor on board.
So this story has a Robinson Crusoe feel about it and the first half the movie is about survival and mostly comic, because of a good series of one liners between the Heche and Ford. Unfortunately, the final half falls into a rather round-the-mill, ‘die hard' action flick once the pirates arrive on the scene. The idea of Anne Heche, being Ford's girl Friday is quite entertaining, but is she really the right choice for a good romantic lead? There is some chemistry between Heche and Ford, but it really should have stayed more on an intellectual level, than a physical one. The passion aspect of their relationship is as solid as a half-boiled egg.
David Schwimmer doing his usual ‘rah, rah', ‘I'm such a jerk' persona, is perfect for his role as the weak-spirited fiancée of the Heche character. So tt's not surprising that she chooses Ford over him. Although, no aspect of this movie is exceptional, overall it is well written and directed and more enjoyable than one would expect. After all, it is a product of Ivan Reitman and any admirers of his work should expect a comic side to this movie.
Timothy Voon
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