Finding 'Ohana

It's The Goonies in Hawaii, with an ABC Family melodrama added in. It's not as cute or as sharp as The Goonies, doesn't have lively, standout characters, and runs a bit too long. But it's also beautiful to look at, and clearly done with a reverence for Hawaiian culture. A perfectly passable family film, no harm, no foul. But the ending keeps it from being a three star affair, when it literally introduces protecting spirits into a movie that, prior to this, was firmly grounded in reality. Imagine if, at the end of Psycho, Norman's mother's corpse rose up from the rocking chair and attacked Lila Crane. I know it's part of Hawaiian culture, but they're presenting it as tangible, physical fact in our world, when there has been no inkling of it being so beforehand. It's a bizarre ending that feels like the writers painted themselves into a corner and said "I know, GHOSTS!" as a solution. So, yeah, watch with your kids, they'll enjoy it. Play Candy Crush or crochet a blanket while they do it. Just ... don't look at the ending. It's for the best.