After this week in paradise, they're going to need a vacation.

Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jaxqueline Obradors, Temuera Morrison, Danny Trejo

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"You know how a woman gets a man excited? She shows up. That's it. We're guys, we're easy. Of course, for that you can't charge six bucks an issue, now can you?" – Quinn Harris

Why watch this? It's refreshing to watch the reliable Ford and sexy newcomer Anne Heche.

Plot Summary: On a romantic vacation with her fiancé, a busy New York magazine editor is called away for an urgent work assignment in Tahiti. She hires a gruff, laid-back cargo pilot with whom she shares a mutual dislike to fly her to the neighboring island. A sudden storm forces them to crash-land on a deserted island, where they must survive the wilderness and each other's company while awaiting rescue.

Dad's Preview: Ford and Heche are such an unlikely couple both on and off the screen. However, they're more than convincing, and their chemistry is the heart of this film. These two people become stranded on an island fraught with dangers, including modern day pirates. He's trying to forget a past relationship, while she's a fast-moving executive unsure of her current fiancé (Schwimmer is so funny). This well-done film will have you giggling and ooh-ing at the island scenery. Anne, dear sweet girl, you left us too soon.

Touchstone Pictures, Caravan Pictures, Northern Lights Ent.,
Roger Birnbaum Prod.; Buena Vista Pictures Dist.

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