I’ve always been a Harrison Ford fan, and I remember seeing this in the theatre when it came out and not quite loving it. There was a lot of stuff overshadowing it at the time, if I recall. Consequently, I haven’t watched it since it came on. But I felt now was the time.

And you know what? It works for the most part.

Ivan Reitman directs, and he’s not only got Ford, he also has Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Danny Trejo, Temuera Morrison and Allison Janney.

Robin Munroe (Heche) works for Marjorie (Janney) at a high-profile New York magazine, but her fella, Frank Martin (not Jason Statham, but Schwimmer) has arranged for an island getaway for six days, and seven nights.

Arriving in a beautiful Pacific island country, they have Quinn (Ford) and his ‘friend,’ Angelica (Jacqueline Obradors) fly them in Quinn’s little plane to the resort. Ford gets to really lean into his comedy chops here, and I think that’s another thing I couldn’t get into at the time. I could handle grouchy Ford, but intentionally funny Ford?

Apparently Frank proposes in paradise; we don’t see it, so it can’t be that important, just a plot point to hinge later actions on. And Marjorie ruins things by asking Robin to make an emergency flight to Tahiti to oversee a photo shoot.

She convinces Quinn to fly her to the main airport, but they are forced down in a storm.

While Frank and Angelica find solace in one another’s arms, Quinn and Robin argue, run, and survive pirates (Morrison and Trejo) as they begin to fall for one another.

It’s fun; Reitman is able to walk the film between its adventure, comedy, and romance. And I really quite enjoy Ford’s drunk acting. And when he’s gruff and angry through the course of the movie, I really dig it. This time through, I had a lot of fun with his one.

The whole Frank and Angelica thing is there to make it okay for the fans to root for Quinn and Robin, which, of course, is how the movie ends up: the two have their happy moment together, ready to sign up for wherever this complicated relationship takes them.

I personally identify more with Ford in this film than I ever had before. He’s basically a beach bum, making fun of tourists, and likes a good drink. And Robin upsets that for him in the best way.

There are lots of fun moments throughout, and despite what I thought originally, this is a fun one. It’s not Ford’s best, but it’s definitely not Regarding Henry. I also feel like this may be the closest to playing himself on screen we’ve gotten. Bu if you don’t like gruff and funny Ford this may not be for you.