![]() showing of 2002’s Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. Movies is better than the material they're asked to work with.Fathom Events and Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that has brought classic Godzilla to life, announced this week that Japanese cinema’s world-famous Godzilla will make his triumphant return to the big screen in over 450 theaters nationwide for the first-ever U.S. Sometimes, however, the on-screen talent he attracts for his Ever since Ghostbusters, director Ivan Reitman has beenĪ bankable name in Hollywood. Screenplay isn't top-notch, it offers a few genuinely funny one-liners and a couple of scenes of Despite being a complete failure when itĬomes to action/adventure stuff, the movie is adequate as a romantic comedy. Seven Nights for light, escapist entertainment. I suppose in this summer of moribund movies, it's possible to do a lot worse than Six Days, Schwimmer manages not to be painfully annoying and Jacqueline Obradors flaunts her obviousĪssets (which have nothing to do with acting talent). She and Ford aren't exactly Hepburn and Tracy, but they trade barbs effectivelyĪnd develop enough chemistry to keep us from going to sleep. Anne Heche makes for a decent, if not superlative, romantic This is an ego-feeding role: Quinn not only gets the girl (who's about half his age) and saves theĭay, but he is also given the opportunity to engage in the kind of physical exertion that would kill The normally-laconic Harrison Ford shows more spunk here than in many of his recent outings. Only thing it successfully accomplishes is padding out the running time so that the movie clocks in All of this formulaic action isn't remotely exciting the Quinn and Robin grow closer over cozy peacock dinners? So, instead, we get rubber raft chases, aįoot race through a forest, and a fist fight. Who wants to spend ninety minutes watching Their purpose is painfully evident - they're on hand to add some action to the proceedings. Led by Once Were Warriors' Temura Morrison, these guys are big, bad, greedy, and stupid. Then the pirates sail into their verdant paradise. ![]() They pass the time by getting to know one another, tossing around sexual innuendoes, and starting Is hit by lightning, and they crash land on a deserted island. Along the way, the duo encounter a storm, their plane To leave behind his buxom playmate, Angelica (Jacqueline Obradors), and transport Robin to herĭestination. For $700, a local fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants pilot, Quinn Harris (Harrison Ford), agrees Despiteīeing on vacation, Robin, an assistant editor for Dazzle magazine, is only a phone callĪway from her boss, and, when duty makes demands, she finds herself in need of a quick flight to Schwimmer), are spending a romantic week at a tropical island resort in the South Pacific. A young, newly-engaged couple, Robin (Heche) and Frank (David Until those pesky pirates turn up, that is. All-in-all, it appears to be the perfect place Heche, but neither appears predisposed to turn nasty). Indigenous life appears to be relatively harmless (a scorpion and a snake both take a liking to No one develops diarrhea after drinking the water. Six Days, Seven Nights is neat, sanitary, and relatively pleasant. In keeping with this notion, everything in Right mind would want to have really happen. It's also one of those things that no one in their Then the pirates show up.īeing stranded on an island is a common fantasy. Tropical island romance has its high points, and certain early portions of the film hint at an Harrison Ford and Anne Heche almost make us forget that we've seen all this before. Hopes we won't recognize the familiar taste that results. Here to Eternity, and even "Gilligan's Island", throws them into a blender set on "puree," and This movie takes chunks from Romancing the Stone, The African Queen, From That's missing from Ivan Reitman's Six Days, Seven Nights is a plot with a moment's The scenery is great, the actors are appealing, and the special effects are suitably low-key… all ![]()
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