Aloha

Name: Aloha
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: May 29, 2015
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, John Krasinski

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: May 29, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, John Krasinski, Rachel McAdams

Summary: A celebrated military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs – the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii – and reconnects with a long-ago love (Rachel McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog (Emma Stone) assigned to him.

Director: Cameron Crowe

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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Richard Roeper

May 28, 2015

There ARE times when Aloha doesn’t work — and yet I’m recommending it for its sometimes loony sense of wonder, its trippy spirituality, its brilliant cast and because I seem to be a sap for even the Cameron Crowe movies almost nobody else likes. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

May 28, 2015

Perhaps the energy Crowe could have expended on shaping believable characters went instead to the cultural context. Read full review

Jeff Baker

May 28, 2015

What's really offensive, to Hawaiians and mainlanders alike, is that after more than 50 years Hollywood can't make a better Hawaii movie than Elvis did. At least he could sing. Read full review

Sheri Linden

May 28, 2015

With the screenplay’s strained whimsy and pathos, not to mention its unpersuasive, at times incoherent musings on the politics of space exploration, Crowe squanders the star power at hand. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

May 28, 2015

All three sides of the love triangle are appealing, and the movie as a whole might have been winning if it weren’t for the absurdist style that was clearly dear to the filmmaker’s heart. Sometimes Aloha reminded me of John Huston’s cheerfully unfathomable “Beat the Devil.” More often than not, though, it left me yearning for simplicity and sweet clarity. Read full review

Ty Burr

May 28, 2015

Aloha is as generic as its title. The islands exist solely as an exotic backdrop for the pretty Hollywood haoles to play in. Business as usual, and I never thought I’d say that about a Cameron Crowe movie. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

May 28, 2015

Somewhere on the incoherent pu pu platter that is Cameron Crowe’s Aloha, a nifty romantic comedy congeals and shrivels, inexplicably untouched. Read full review

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Elite_Flibble

May 29, 2015

Aloha feels like a breath of fresh air onto the big screen. Unlike many reviews say, this movie is not at all terrible but at the same time not the best movie of the year. The overall storytelling is good and the plot is a little clichéd but it is still entertaining throughout.
Aloha is notAloha feels like a breath of fresh air onto the big screen. Unlike many reviews say, this movie is not at all terrible but at the same time not the best movie of the year. The overall storytelling is good and the plot is a little clichéd but it is still entertaining throughout.
Aloha is not exactly Almost Famous but the five year production and cast make this a fantastic movie by Crowe. The top-billed cast is overflowing with talent. Cooper again embarks on a fascinating role but isn't executed as well as American Sniper and certainly isn't Oscar worthy. His chemistry with Stone is unusual but works very well. Stone brings an adorable charm to this movie which makes the movie flow with colour and enthusiam. In conclusion, worth a watch but don't enter this movie with very low expectations.… Expand

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ledaumas

May 30, 2015

There is something wrong with the editing in this film. Many scenes don't flow. Their reactions don't always match who they are reacting to. Some of the scenes also seem to end, then it remains in the same scene hours later. Maybe there will be a director's cut where the missing scenes willThere is something wrong with the editing in this film. Many scenes don't flow. Their reactions don't always match who they are reacting to. Some of the scenes also seem to end, then it remains in the same scene hours later. Maybe there will be a director's cut where the missing scenes will be restored, if that's the problem. Meanwhile, it was good to see the moral compass at work for most of the characters and the resulting respect for Hawaiin culture. It was hard to tell where this movie was going until the end. While it was a romantic comedy, we weren't always sure who to route for and it needed tension added to convey the movie's message.… Expand

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Evyan2002

Jan 24, 2016

Aloha is an ok movie. The scenary in Aloha is filmed in Hawaii which makes the movie beautiful. Aloha has an all star cast like, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel Mcadams. This movie has no plot and has nothing to offer us accept beautiful shots of Hawaii.

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MattBrady99

May 31, 2015

It really dose hurt when a movie you being looking forward to turns out to be a big disappointment, what hurts more is that it was a huge miss opportunity for being something great.

The story is about celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs - theIt really dose hurt when a movie you being looking forward to turns out to be a big disappointment, what hurts more is that it was a huge miss opportunity for being something great.

The story is about celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs - the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii - and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

Aloha was my most anticipated film of 2015 just because of the big name cast and the director himself, I mean Cameron Crowe as a film making is just amazing, yeah he had some down falls with his movie but he also made some fantastic movies that today is he's best work. Say Anything, Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous was him at his prime and judging by the trailer of this movie he looked like he was going back to his best, that's why I was looking forward to it. After seeing the movie... this movie sucks, I mean what a freaking disappointment this movie was. 2015 so far has so hard hitting disappointments and this is one of them.

Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Bill Murray and Rachel McAdams all do fine in they roles and what they had to work with. They didn't do anything special in the movie just okay and to me that's the biggest waste of talent, I mean you got big name actors in this movie and they do alright performance. Just a waste.

There's moments in this movie were it was a bit interesting with the dialogue from the character's and the overall setting of the movie, but even that doesn't last very long.

Now for problems: The chemistry between Bradly Cooper and Emma Stone dose not work at all, I mean they had zone chemistry with each other and I thought it will be best if they were like best friends not lovers.

Bill Murray has nothing to do in this movie, but in the trailer for this movie he gave such a moving and true to life speech and I couldn't wait to see it in the movie I mean even if the movie wasn't so good at least I get to here the speech right? well that didn't happen at all and Bill Murray himself has got nothing to do in this movie, so that's another waste right there.

The movie itself is dull and it feels like a 4 hour movie at times with the messy pasting and the uninteresting character's. I wanted this movie to be great I really did, but it sadly came off as a mess of the film that could have been so much better.… Expand

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csw12

Aug 28, 2015

Aloha is a total mess of a film. Somehow the director believes you a create three different stories within one and accelerate them within literal minutes in film time and think that will come out good. Its boring with lifeless characters (with one that literally says nothing) that has aAloha is a total mess of a film. Somehow the director believes you a create three different stories within one and accelerate them within literal minutes in film time and think that will come out good. Its boring with lifeless characters (with one that literally says nothing) that has a story that goes nowhere.… Expand

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Oktpaca

May 31, 2015

Disappointing. The plot is unintelligible and the repartee amongst a great cast lacks any impact or charm because it's not rooted in any meaningful story or character development. Emma Stone is delightful but there us nothing for her to work with, leaving her performance comic bookish.Disappointing. The plot is unintelligible and the repartee amongst a great cast lacks any impact or charm because it's not rooted in any meaningful story or character development. Emma Stone is delightful but there us nothing for her to work with, leaving her performance comic bookish. Save your money.… Expand

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Parith

Jun 9, 2015

A thin gruel for people that don't want to feel or think. The movie's goal is to be a distraction from life but not to engross, to escape other thoughts and feelings but not to introduce any new ones, something to kill time with as you watch the plastic characters go through the motions ofA thin gruel for people that don't want to feel or think. The movie's goal is to be a distraction from life but not to engross, to escape other thoughts and feelings but not to introduce any new ones, something to kill time with as you watch the plastic characters go through the motions of the soulless soap opera like plot.… Expand

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