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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMs. Heche and Mr. Ford make an appealing, wisecracking team, and they look comfortable with the rugged demands of their roles.
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekPart of what's so entertaining about Six Days, Seven Nights is the way Reitman happily mixes all the conventions of the stranded-on-an-island motif -- unpleasant encounters with creepy-crawly nature, the building of stuff out of bamboo and found objects, the first kiss in paradise.
- 70Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorMostly it's an overearnest examination of emotional and sexual fidelity.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's the kind of movie that provides diversion for the idle channel-surfer but isn't worth a trip to the theater. A lot of it seems cobbled together out of spare parts.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThis fluffy escape flick, directed by Ivan Reitman, is a TV sitcom plot grafted onto a travel brochure.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkGlorious picture-postcard photography. [10 July 1998, p.8E]
- 50The New YorkerThe New YorkerAside from Heche, who is a quick, witty actress, the film seems to reside in a bizarre time warp of bad seventies comedy, complete with retrograde ethnic stereotypes and huge, jiggling breasts.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAll that's missing from Ivan Reitman's Six Days, Seven Nights is a plot with a moment's originality.
- 40Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanWhen the danger subsides and the sparkless romance returns to the foreground, the vehicle comes sputtering back to earth with a thud, weighed down by the inertia of its leaden leading lady.
- 30Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisIn short, there's nothing remotely real or appealing about it.