See it at the Movies

ALOHA

with Joyce & Don Fowler
Posted 6/3/15

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(Quirky, disjointed, mess of a movie)

We just don’t know what to make of Cameron Crowe’s quirky, disjointed mess of a movie. It isn’t at all funny, so you can’t call it a comedy. …

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See it at the Movies

ALOHA

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(Quirky, disjointed, mess of a movie)

We just don’t know what to make of Cameron Crowe’s quirky, disjointed mess of a movie. It isn’t at all funny, so you can’t call it a comedy. Most of the characters are confused, untrustworthy, juvenile and unlikable.

Most of the story centers around Bradley Cooper’s Brian Gilchrest, a former soldier with a checkered past who is working for a private contractor (Bill Murray) who wants to bring a rocket launch pad to Hawaii.

Gilchrest is no sooner off the plane when he encounters his talkative, irritating aide (Emma Stone) and his former girlfriend (Rachael McAdams), whom he abandoned 13 years ago, an important piece of information, since she has a 14-year-old daughter. She is unhappily married to a secretive Navy pilot and still has feelings for Gilchrest. Somehow, he falls for his aide. It’s all very confusing and not very interesting.

Gilchrest has to convince a group of natives to bless the moving of a gate so the rockets can pass through. (Never quite figured that one out).

The rambling, dull story goes on for an hour and three quarters before everything is resolved, and by that time you really don’t care. What a waste of good actors. The only redeeming value in the movie is the beautiful shots of Oahu.

Rated PG-13, with some profanity.

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