Photo of actor Bradley Cooper taken on May 2009.
Brian Gilcrest is re-assigned to a mission that he failed years ago on the island of Hawaii. His job as a defense contractor is to handle a weapons satellite launch. He falls in love with his partner on the mission, Air Force pilot Allison Ng. Coincidentally, Gilcrest runs into his ex-girlfriend on the island who has since moved on and got engaged to another man. Yet, the two cannot deny the lingering emotions and memories they have from their past. The romantic comedy film stars Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, and John Krasinski. "Aloha' hit movie theaters on Friday, May 29.
IMDb rated the film a 5.3/10 taken from 35 user reviews. Metacritic gave the film a Metascore of 40 out of reviews from 33 critics. Its Userscore is 3.9 taken from 15 ratings. It received 2 positive reviews, 21 mixed reviews, and 10 negative reviews. "Aloha' is rated 19% on the Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes. It was rated 4.3/10 out of 102 reviews. It received 19 Fresh Tomatoes and 83 Rotten Tomatoes. Its Audience Score is 47% with an average rating of 3.1/5 taken from 19,539 user ratings.
"You can't let one small meltdown destroy you," says Gilcrest in the official movie trailer.
"Aloha' stars Bradley Cooper as Brian Gilcrest, Emma Stone as Captain Allison Ng, Rachel McAdams as Tracy Woodside, Bill Murray as Carson Welch, John Krasinski as John "Woody" Woodside, Danny McBride as Colonel "Fingers" Lacy, Alec Baldwin as General Dixon, Bill Camp as Bob Largent, Jaeden Lieberher as Mitchell, Danielle Rose Russell as Grace, and Edi Gathegi as Lieutenant Colonel Curtis.
The film was directed and written by Cameron Crowe. It was produced by Crowe and Scott Rudin. The $40 million budget film features music by Jonsi & Alex. Eric Gautier is the cinematographer. It was edited by Joe Hutshing. The film's production companies are RatPac, Regency Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, and Vinyl Films. "Aloha' was distributed by Colombia Pictures. The film runs for 105 minutes.
Rachel McAdams at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 2007.
Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes:
1) "This is a romantic comedy that has more than hearts on its mind. In addition to teasing the uneasy and complicated partnership of the military and the private sector, Crowe takes on issues integral to Hawaii," wrote Lisa Kennedy from Denver Post.
2) "Even with its off-balance, overstuffed storytelling, the film maintains a charm and energy that never flags, with brisk pacing and generally engaging performances from its deep-bench cast," wrote Mark Olsen from Los Angeles Times.
3) "This is the kind of film that is easier to mock than to grapple with on its own terms. It's littered with flaws, but sometimes those movies can be the most interesting ones. The Aloha cult fan club is officially open. I'll take one ticket, please," wrote Rene Rodriguez from Miami Herald.
4) "Aloha is a great-looking movie with just enough bright spots to get us past the cloudy moments," wrote Richard Roeper from Chicago Sun-Times.
5) "None of this "works." But it usually worked on me," wrote Wesley Morris from Grantland.
