Overview
- Most filming occurred in New Zealand doubling for Hawaiʻi, with 31 of 43 shoot days based in Auckland and additional scenes captured on Oʻahu in areas including Honolulu’s Chinatown, Kakaʻako, Waikīkī, Makapuʻu, Aliʻiōlani Hale, and Kualoa Ranch.
- Critics highlight Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista’s rapport and the sun‑soaked visuals, noting uneven tone, pacing slowdowns, hit‑or‑miss comedy, and villains that feel more functional than memorable.
- Director Ángel Manuel Soto helms the film from a script by Jonathan Tropper, with a cast that includes Momoa, Bautista, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, and Jacob Batalon.
- The plot follows half‑brothers in Hawaiʻi investigating their estranged private‑investigator father’s suspicious death, drawing them into real estate schemes, political corruption, and organized crime.
- The film is currently available on Prime Video in the United States, and its Rotten Tomatoes score is reported at about 75%.