Aloha

Great cast, but unfortunate movie to be hired for. plot was difficult to follow and character development weak. at times comical when it wasn't supposed to be. oh well...at least I watched it while in Hawaii which made it slightly more interesting...better luck next time for these actors!

First off this movie is a joke to Hawaii and the military. Only Battleship and USS Indianapolis our worse for military movies. The whole movie is rushed from the start, does not give any time to develop just jumps right to get to the end. The story is actually pretty good and could be done very well, but the execution was just terrible. Had good songs placed in the wrong moments. Great actors whose talents were misused. The trailer for this movie is way better than the movie and misleads you to thinking that this will be one of the best movies. I don't know what they were going for but it missed the mark. I wouldn't say totally unwatchable but definitely not a good watch. It's just disappointing knowing what could of been.

Loveable actors playing mostly unbelievable characters in an unbelievable plot that hinges on a boy's video recording. Mixed soundtrack as confusing as rest of the movie. The elements were all there for a great film but writer/director Crow didn't know in which direction to take it.

This is a strange movie. It's slightly funny but not a comedy. A bit romantic, sentimental, and dramatic. Because the plot is a bit of a mess. The dialogue is OK...and then occasionally there is a brilliant line and you it's Cameron Crowe.

So why did I give it a 7? The cast. Just wonderful to watch. Emma Stone's eyes are luminous. Bradley Cooper baby blues can melt you. Rachel McAdams you can't not always love. John Krasinski was solid. Bill Murray and Danny McBride always inject smiles. Alec Baldwin owns every scene he is in.

Halfway through the movie I'm like "where is the story? What a waste of great actors/characters" But by the third act Crowe mostly pulled it together.

I also found this movie VERY topical. Bill Murray is Elon Musk.

Aloha has absolutely no idea what it wants to be. If I had to count, I'd say there are about 10 subplots in this movie which is about 9 too many for a romcom. Sure, it's based on real-life, but that's no excuse to make a terrible movie. It's a chore to watch this thing, it took me three separate sittings before I can make it to the end without falling asleep or dying of boredom. Its tone is probably the worst offender. Like I said, it has no idea what it wants to be, so it tries to be everything. A love story, a political statement, a bittersweet comedy, a tense drama-mystery about a guy trying to control space - it does not mesh well at all. I had forgotten Alec Baldwin was even in the movie at one point, and that was probably the most interesting storyline in the damn thing. It's frustrating because there is a good story in there! Somewhere! I think. It's hard to tell with all the surrounding sh*t.

The cast is the only good thing about this movie. It's just a shame watching them have to recite this terrible dialogue to one another. They even have chemistry at times which helps during the cringe-y moments, but convincing acting doesn't make a bad script good. It just makes a bad script... somewhat watchable. But don't watch it. It sucks.