Aloha

A consultant returns to Hawaii to negotiate a new Defence installation with indigenous locals. But beware of corrupt big business.

'Aloha' has been savaged by some commentators as the worst film they have ever seen. Of course this is a matter of personal opinion but I think it is a gross exaggeration of the film's qualities. I can understand the reservations nonetheless. For the first third of the film I wondered what on earth was happening. It seemed to me the characters were enjoying a joke shared by themselves but not revealed to the audience. Furthermore some gimmicky elements like the use of period movie 'fanfares' (20th Century Fox and Columbia) seemed to have been thrown in for no evident reason.

However, when at last the aforementioned secrets began to be revealed to the audience the obscure plot (almost) fell into place.
★★★