such a range of comment for this forgotten film . what exactly be it appeal . one commenter denounce it a unmitigatedly dull . another reviewer give it a positive . i agree at least in part with almost everything say here . as far a a serious movie be concern ( not serious subject matter and but in term of a erious production effort ) green ice certainly isn not much . it be a highly predictable and run of the mill property . it almost excel at be bore . but be that always a bad thing . sometimes one want precisely that . a simple exercise in a known format . some eye candy to watch when you come home on a friday night after an exhausting week . so let not turn up our nose entirely at this kind of picture . it have it us . now and as far a particular represent ryan o neal be worth watch in almost anything . that one . he be interesting enough a an actor and to be find entertain even in a snoozer like this one . secondly and the film have demure beauty anne archer a his co star . this alone make it worth a view . third and although the acting be hum drum and it be at least adequate . let face it the role a write do not offer much to any actor . the dialog and the mild chemistry between the two lead and be at least passable . . on the low end of the scale . and that what be talk about here . low end . a movie can be bereft of many redeem quality but as long a it doesn not really do anything that be blatantly wrong and can it be all bad . fourth represent amaze scenery . south america . nuf say . fifth and some intriguing stunt with hang glider . sixth represent bill wyman unusual and upbeat soundtrack . at first and it seem ludicrous and inept . but you would be surprised how it it stick with you . in retrospect and it work . seventh and ( and not least of which ) there be one quite chill scene in the very beginning of the movie represent the killing of six anglos in the forest which include the rape of a young american tourist ( in the film and she be archer sister ) . this scene have the appropriate edge to it . so there you have it . yes and it stilted and awkward and trite and forgettable and by the standard of normal film view . we acknowledge that . this be a mediocre film . but it be not sub par for what it set out to do . so and judge it by the standard of something like and say . . capricorn one and avalanche express and cassandra crossing and others of the same stripe . look at it that way and it really not all that bad . you just have to like slumming .