Aloha is one of those movies that hopes its all-star cast will save it from being bad. In this case, it only kind of works, and not even consistently. That's unfortunate considering the talent assembled for Cameron Crowe's latest: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski and Bill Murray. Neither strictly a comedy nor drama, Aloha is probably best described as a "military romance movie," but even that isn't quite right. Ultimately, the film doesn't know what it is, and that leads to countless moments of not knowing whether to invest in or laugh at the characters.
The story follows defense contractor Brian Gilcrest (Cooper), who is sent to Hawaii -- his "old stomping grounds" -- to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite, commissioned by a corporate sleaze (Murray). Once there, Gilcrest reconnects with his former love (McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the steely Air Force watchdog (Stone) assigned to him. The results are surprisingly inert but somehow packed with copious amounts of clumsy dialogue.
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The story follows defense contractor Brian Gilcrest (Cooper), who is sent to Hawaii -- his "old stomping grounds" -- to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite, commissioned by a corporate sleaze (Murray). Once there, Gilcrest reconnects with his former love (McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the steely Air Force watchdog (Stone) assigned to him. The results are surprisingly inert but somehow packed with copious amounts of clumsy dialogue.
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