Starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams and John Krasinski
Despite having a cast filled with A-list actors, most of which have won or been nominated for Oscar's, and a celebrated Academy Award winning director, this Hawaiian based romance is not without it's problems. The writing is up to par with Cameron Crowe's previous work and the acting is undoubtedly a showcase of the best. But the flow of the film is unbearably slow and often unfocused.
It's hard to see exactly what Crowe was attempting to say with this convoluted and cluttered plot line. It swings between a romance, a Hawaiian ghost story and a struggle with war based morality and never really finds it's footing with either theme.
The romantic aspect is perhaps the strongest of the three. However, the connection between Cooper and Stone's characters never seemed right other than having two beautiful people romantically linked. The story seemed to play out just for the sake of playing out.
This film, while certainly not being the best in any participants career, is definitely not without it's merits. As I said before, the acting is up to par with everyone and it has a lot of funny moments. The story just had very poor flow and never kept a consistent pace.
My Rating: 5/10
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