A military contractor navigates old flames and new connections amidst the atmospheric melancholy of Hawaii.
Romantic and earnest, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu and YouTube (free).
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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