Monday 15 February 2016

Aloha (2015) 7/10

Starring : Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin
Director : Cameron Crowe
Running Time : 105 mins

Brian Gilcrest (Cooper) is asked to negotiate a deal with native Hawaiians in order to gain a traditional blessing for some land proposed to be the sight of a new space centre, but his trip is complicated not only when he runs into his ex-girlfriend Tracy Woodside (McAdams) and her new family but also when he becomes close with his Air Force liaison Allison Ng (Stone).

There’s a lot of controversy surrounding this film, mainly due to the casting of Stone as quarter Asian, quarter Hawaiian character, but when her character is explained her appearance makes perfect sense. The storyline is shaky to begin with, and it’s hard to tell if this is a romantic drama or a cultural journey, but as with most of Crowe’s movies this is bitter-sweet and on the whole enjoyable.

You’ll like this if you liked : Jerry Maguire


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