The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

An Uncommon Kindness; so sadly true. Yet this film moves along with the gentle rhythm of the islands..... Even more poignant is that at this time that I watched this I was grieving the loss of another uncommon man who happens to be the narrator; Robin Williams. Watch, and sway with the gentle trade winds of a most holy spirit of a man. Listen as Robin Williams hypnotically transports you to another time and place. Learn of a holy man who gave his life for others and find peace in the aloha spirit magically captured by the filmmakers. More lines required by IMDb so here goes...... May the spirit of aloha be in your heart and soul.