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Quinn Harris is a rough hewn aviator living an uncomplicated existence in paradise, content with the comfortable living he makes flying freight in his weather-beaten old plane, Quinn's life is just the way he wants it...until he meets Robin Monroe. She's from New York - a sharp, driven, magazine editor on holiday with her new fiance Frank Martin. When an unexpected editorial deadline requires Robin to be in Tahiti, she reluctantly bribes Quinn to fly her there. Forced down in a storm, the two suddenly find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Danger and romance ensue as the two castaways are thrown into a series of adventures not found in any vacation brochure. They're the last two people who'd want to be stranded on an uninhabited jungle island together-and neither one had plans for the romantic adventure.
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It's a shame that previous reviewers "Lil Squid" and "Mr. Opinionated" aren't literate enough to say much more than "I didn't like this movie." (My guess is that they're both young and, typically, stupid.) This is a fun movie, not a great epic. It doesn't pretend to be any more than that. The casting of an over-the-hill action star (Harrison Ford) as an over-the-hill American adventurer is brilliant. A charter pilot, Ford's character is old enough to realize that he doesn't want anything more in his life except the peace of his own small flying service, a willing girlfriend, and the warm weather of his chosen tropical hide-away. All of this disappears when a frantic New Yorker (Anne Heche) hires him for a one-day trip that turns into bad-weather crash-landing disaster. Heche is perfect as the big-city girl at odds with her Adventure in Paradise. She is non-plussed when, after the crash, she can't just call someone on her cell phone to come and pick her up. Being smart enough to know that she doesn't know everything, she is nonetheless quite used to giving orders to her minions who do, as she gives orders to Ford to just solve their problems and get them out of their mess, telling him that he must have "you know, survival skills." Their discovery that the only way out of their situation is mutual cooperation and hard work, and the bond that builds between them with that cooperation, is the heart of the story. It's quietly funny, it's romantic, and it's exciting (there's even modern-day pirates, a real threat in the more remote archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean), and what more could a viewer want?
Lighthearted fun
This movie never had any pretence of being anything else. The acting is strong, the plot line is exactly what you expect from a romantic comedy/adventure, and the camera work and scenery are nice to look at. This movie is *exactly* what it markets itself as- lighthearted summer 'fluff'. It was worth the price of a ticket in the theater, and if you like the genre (think Romancing the Stone, Father Goose etc.) it's worth the price of the download.
Ok it's not the best but...
If you're just killing a little time with friends this movie is the one to do it with. I must agree Harrison Ford looks a little out of place (or generation) but you know what, after forcibly watching this film 3 or 4 times IT GROWS on you. It has a cute if not predictable plot, and Jacqueline Obradors makes watching the movie interesting. For FUN value this flick is worth 10 Songs or 1 Album!
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