Robin Monroe (Anne Heche) is a magazine editor living in New York. When her boyfriend, Frank Martin (David Schwimmer), books them for a vacation from the frigid city winter for a vacation paradise on a tropical island, she's ready to drop everything. They take a run-down, small plane, flown by cargo-pilot Quinn Harris (Harrison Ford), to the island where Frank immediately proposes to her. When things are just starting to get comfortable, an unexpected assignment forces Robin to hire Quinn to fly her to Tahiti for a one-day photo shoot. During the flight, a severe storm damages their plane and forces them to make a crash-landing on an unknown island. The damage is bad enough that they cannot take off again or radio for help. Learning of the plane never reaching its destination, Frank begins to worry and takes comfort in the company of Quinn's young & beautiful girlfriend, Angelica (Jacqueline Obradors), as both wonder what happened to their mates. Knowing that they could be on the island for a "long, long, long, long, loooong time," (as Quinn states) they must cope with their differences and try to figure out how to get off the island while facing other dangers.

Six Days, Seven Nights is an average film that I found dampered heavily by its content. And as I sat in the darkened theatre watching the new Ford movie, as he stars with Heche, I couldn't get a thought out of my mind. Heche is openly a lesbian who has brought her personal beliefs and politics into everything she's done as of late. When she was more quiet about it, letting her talents be what garnered her the most attention, it was easier to take her acting more seriously. Unfortunately, her sexual preferences have gotten in the way of that, inevitably making the love angle of Six Days, Seven Nights undoubtedly contrived and forced teaming her with Ford.

As far as the content goes... First of all, the sex. In one scene, they show the bare back of Angelica, and the action of her taking off her top just until it's totally revealing (then they switch to rear view before showing the audience anything explicit). Plus, both Robin and Angelica wear rather skimpy clothing throughout the duration of the film. And that's not to mention some scenes containing sexual innuendo, and other comments letting you know they have no problems with premarital sex. The language is just as bad. From one "f" word to multiple uses of the "s" word and an instance where Quinn humorously goes into the bushes and curses profusely (instituting mumbled cussing, including an S.O.B. and a possible "f" word). There are also a few quarrels between Quinn and Robin that include him commenting on her physique, using the slang word "t*t" and the "a" word in regards to her appearance. Robin also gives Quinn the finger in one scene. Pertaining to the film's violent content, we see a man get shot by pirates, but there is no blood; Robin gets a minor cut on her forehead, and Quinn's shirt is rather bloody after he is injured. The violence is overall pretty mild, which was somewhat refreshing for an action comedy.

It's bizarre to think that Ivan Reitman, the director who brought us the classic Ghostbusters movies, is responsible for this jumbled mess. The tone of the movie is a little all over the place, and Friends' David Schwimmer is kind of wasted here in a somewhat unlikeable role. Of course, this is to allow the loathsome relationship between our two leads to blossom into something else entirely, but it's unfortunate that Schwimmer gets stuck with a character who isn't too far off from Ross Geller, but isn't given a full series to help audiences have time to grow attached to his flawed character. Ford and Heche are also quite an odd pairing... but I suppose if you love watching people bicker for 100 minutes, then this movie is perfect for you.

So, can I recommend the movie? Besides it not being very good, I wouldn't suggest it due to the content alone anyway. For those who are fans of any of the cast, this film has its share of romance, adventure, and comedy to satisfy a large variety of moviegoers, but it just feels second rate at best to me. For those still interested in it, maybe just wait for it on television; don't waste your money at the theater ticket or on a rental.