ridiculous rating

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Instant Favorite.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Apart from negative review and comments, I would like to give positive review and comment about this movie. Yes, plot need to be re-do, yes, dialog need to be reworked, but the thing is, overall this movie is entertaining.Good movie, is the movie that gives you a pleasure, a "feels-good" feeling at the end of the movie. Whether is rom-com, horror, thriller, drama or whatever, and aloha give me that, especially at the end of the movie when Carson Welch get arrested after a long conversation between Gilcrest and General Dixon and Fingers, and also give me a big smile while Brian Gilcrest kissed Allison Ng and that the hat is still there. I can't believe Ng still keep the hat.

For the life of me, I do not know where all over the top hatred, and negative press revenues, for this movie, are coming from.Did you all watch the same movie I did? I watched this movie, knowing from the beginning, that it had an all star cast, and I admit, some of my favorite actors, and in my opinion, they all gave great performances! Kudos to the casting director! The little girl, Danielle Rose Russell (Grace), had one of the most emotional, heart wrenching, non speaking scenes, in the entire movie! She and Bradley Cooper killed it! I cried, and still do cry, every time that scene comes on. Very emotional, and highly believable.When I watch a movie, it isn't so much the witty dialogue, or over the top action sequences, that draw me in, it is the expressions, and non verbal communication, between the movies characters/actors! I have to be able to relate in some way, to the circumstance or situation. The story has to be believable! This movie was loaded, with tons of non verbal communication, and I loved it! Cameron Crowe hit it out of the ball park with this one! I love Cameron Crowe's movies! He has away of writing and directing, that suits my sensibilities, and exposes the raw human condition! Add a story line, that is highly believable, filmed in a beautiful location, along with the mesmerizing chemistry, between Bradley Cooper, (Brian Gilcrest), Rachel McAdams(Tracy Woodside), Emma Stone(Alision Ng), Bill Murray(Carson Welch), and John Krasinski(John "Woody" Woodside) and every one of the remaining co-stars, it all added up for me, to be an wholesomely entertaining, emotionally charged, heartfelt drama, with a dash of quirky humor, thrown in for good measure! Also, I love the fact, there was zero gratuitous nudity, sexual exploitation, or foul language! Mega points and respect from me, for not going after the low hanging fruit! Believe it or not, not one f bomb was uttered, during the entire movie! That has to be some kind of record, and worthy of some recognition! All in all, Aloha, was in my estimation, a great movie, and proof that "paid for" movie critics, don't always have it right!

Cameron Crowe's Aloha was definitely a disappointment considering we all know how talented the director was in movies like Jerry Maguire and Vanilla Sky.But this was definitely not as compelling as the movies I previously mentioned despite having great talent in its cast from Bradley Cooper,Emma Stone,Rachel McAdams,Bill Murray,John Krasinski,Danny McBride and Alec Baldwin.Aloha tells the story of Brian Gilchrist,a defense contractor who returns to Hawaii for a project that involves a satellite being launched in space.He reconnects with an ex-girlfriend who has issues with her present husband who happens to be extremely silent.Also,he also meets Allison,a fighter pilot.No question that the screenplay written was definitely lacking and insubstantial as it was a predictable and clichéd love story from beginning to end.Also,we are faced with a lot of one-dimensional characters despite the fact that they are presented to be far from being one.Added to that,we also get a film that lacks realism and charm as a love story.Crowe should have worked more on the script because he has the talent to make a movie that is a lot better than this.

With the pedigree of the cast and creative team (well, Cameron Crowe) involved, you wouldn't expect this film to be a flop. But oh dear it is.Shoddy dialogue, pointless scenes, and wooden performances all come together to make you want to say 'goodbye' rather than 'Aloha'. It's almost a headache trying to work out how very good actors like Rachel McAdams who are normally so reliable all came together to make this sorry mess of the film.Admittedly it picks up after a particularly bad first half hour, but never to the level it should.The less said about Bill Murray's role in this the better too. How a guy who famously chooses his projects carefully looked at this script and thought it would be good I don't know.Avoid this film.