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Ford's an island hopping pilot in the Western Pacific, ferrying passengers and cargo as opportunity arises. It's not an easy life, nor financially rewarding, but there are benefits. There's the scenery, including the human type. There's freedom. And there's flying. Ford as the pilot of a DeHavilland Norseman brilliantly takes on the role every pilot, even of only a four seater, must assume - he's "the captain". Inevitably, that brings him into conflict with Heche's part as the modern, corporate, self-assertive woman. It's a beautifully portrayed clash, fully liberating this film from the mundane. In the best scene in the film, Ford's actually invisible as he tries to regain control over events.

Survival, however, means teamwork and the pair do settle down to the business of escape or rescue. Heche's arrogance virtually eliminates the second option, and the arrival of some unwelcome visitors nearly obviates the first. But the team is now functional and they evade an unhappy fate through cooperative effort. The suspense builds nicely until that situation is resolved. The collective action reaches a fever pitch [when do they eat?] as they strive to engineer an escape. The mechanism of their return to the resort might be considered contrived if some astute producer hadn't settled on the choice of the Norseman as Ford's aircraft. No other airplane could have survived the indignities this film bestows on it.

There's really only one other meaningful character in this film. David Schwimmer is a perfect Frank Martin as Heche's fiancee. And why not? He's simply playing himself with no acting involved. He doesn't need to develop any skills if the directors continue to run him in similar roles. Schwimmer's typecasting was done in an iron foundry. Fortunately, the role is needed, so we can't argue that he detracts from the film or story. The fine job done by Ford and Heche nearly make Schwimmer superfluous, but Heche needs him to set her character properly.

This film seemed pretty lightweight at first look, but is well worth repeats. It's entertainment value has few peers in the type and the scenery alone is worth review. It's still a mystery, however, as to why Bob Marley was chosen for the closing music. Perhaps the producer, having shot his bolt in selecting the Norseman, thought the story takes place in the Caribbean.

A pleasant surprise
Does anyone remember the days when it seemed that every Harrison Film was a screen classic? The days of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Witness, Bladerunner, and American Graffiti, seem long behind us. He is still the consummate action hero, and his portrayals are always watchable (a la Sean Connery who seems to elevate any film he's in above what it otherwise would be). But in the past few years, Ford's films have been, on the whole, disappointingly average. That is why Six Days, Seven Nights is such a nice surprise. It is a romantic comedy which seamlessly blends action, humour (Ford is very funny in his portrayal of Quinn), and romance (yes, despite Anne Heche's well-publicized real life sexual orientation, there is a real chemistry between the two). Throw in some beautiful locales and a subplot involving the two's significant others, and what you've got is a nice rainy Sunday afternoon film, reminiscent of the old black and white Cary Grant / Katherine Hepburn comedies. It's not Indiana Jones, unfortunately, but thank goodness it's not Random Hearts either. The DVD itself contains no extras whatsoever. What would we learn from an audio commentary anyway, other than that Anne Heche is a lesbian and Harrison Ford used to be a carpenter?

Great movie
Litte late to be reviewing this, I don't own the movie, but I've rented it a few times, it's about 2 people being stranded on an island after crashing in a plane in a heavy storm, and they have to survive for six days, and seven nights, this movie is a great adventure, and also funny in some parts, check it out today, if you haven't seen it already.