The Hawaiians

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S R Interesting story, but it seemed half baked with the character development and writing. I liked learning more about the pineapples and statehood of Hawaii. Some of the acting was good, but it still could have been better. Saw on TCM. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review CodyZamboni Compelling parallel tales of two connected families in a time of great change in 19th century Hawaii. Charlton Heston is the black sheep of his rich family, who uses ruthless and criminal ways to build a pineapple empire. Mako and Tina Chen are Chinese immigrants, that Heston brings to the islands. Mako and Tina end up working for Heston on his plantation, and they soon recognize the importance of land ownership, and Tina becomes a tough business woman. And how both families adapt to the changes in Hawaii, including the growth of agriculture, slum like conditions for immirgrants, a leper colony on Molokai, America's overthrow of the Hawaian monarchy, bubonic plague, and the great Chinatown fire. All of this works, thanks to the strong performances by Heston and escpecially, Tina Chen. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/23 Full Review Audience Member To be clear, the movie works if you've read Michener's Hawaii. Even then, it is loosely based on less than 20% of his content. There just isn't enough time to do it justice. Think an entire season of Game of Thrones rolled into 2 hours. To anyone unfamiliar with the book, the plot lines will seem random and the movie choppy. As with any screenplay, characters are consolidated without the luxury of time for development. But, the acting is commendable for the material given, and being a huge fan of the novel, it worked for me. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review steve d A few strong performances make it work. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A lot of bare breasts for a PG movie. Not that I'm complaining... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member awesome sprawling epic Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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