“Paradise City” (** out of four) was a jumbled action melodrama about a young man (Blake Jenner) who travels through the dangerous underworld of Hawaii to seek vengeance on the crime kingpin (John Travolta) who murdered his father (Bruce Willis) while a bounty hunter (Stephen Dorff) tries to sort out everything and cash in on this intersection of bloodshed. Disappointing reunion of Willis and Travolta after their 1994 smash “Pulp Fiction” and a half-hearted effort from one-time action/horror specialist Chuck Russell. Despite the solid cast, only Dorff seems to be fully engaged and having any fun.

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