Stranded in Paradise

Imagine yourself being stranded in an unknown island armed only with your wits in order to survive. There you have to contend with wild animals (the thought of poisonous snakes gives me the shivers) and the uncertainties of being rescued. My friend (an incurable romantic at heart) says, she would not mind at all being marooned in an island as long as Harrison Ford is with her.

In the romantic comedy Six days, Seven Nights, Harrison Ford strays from his typical all-American hero character that he usually portrays in his movies. In this film, he is Quinn Harris, a drunken charter pilot who flies vacationing tourists from Tahiti to the neighboring island of Makatea. Anne Heche is Robin Monroe, a top New York magazine editor, who is vacationing in the tropics with her boyfriend Frank Martin (David Schwimmer). Their vacation is supposed to last for six days, seven nights, hence the title.

No sooner as the two got engaged, Robin’s New York office called her up to go to the neighboring island of Tahiti to supervise a photo shoot. Robin charters a plane from Quinn Harris but airborne they encounter strong winds that crash land the tiny plane in a deserted island. There, the two have to contend with scorpion, wild pig, earthquake and nasty pirates as well as their growing animosity with each other.

Robin and Harris have to devise some plan to get themselves out of the island. They think of imaginable ways to get the plane going again.

The plot is very simple. This is the kind of story or film that has a predictable ending. You do not have to sit down through the film to see how it would end. Of course if you were an avid fan of Harrison Ford, you would do so. Besides you have to do justice with your money.

Anyhow, the film is entertaining enough to make you laugh in some instances. The location is beautiful. If the story were too banal for you at least you would sure enjoy the scenery.