Fine Family Film

Rating: 7/10 (25 February 2017)

I enjoyed this movie and will certainly watch it back from time to time. I may even end up owning it. But it is the first animated Disney movie since Tangled I haven't been in a hurry to watch back. The only sequence that I enjoyed on the same level was the crab, with his song "Shiny." It may be my favorite Disney song since I was a child. But I can't tell you any specific problems with this film. It may be the best looking animated film ever made, as the ocean and island scenery was spectacular. It just didn't capture my imagination the way Big Hero 6 or Wreck It Ralph did. There characters were memorable and well designed, and I was excited to hear it was going to have a Polynesian setting. But somewhere the story was just lacking. It didn't feel as well developed as the other recent films, almost like it went into production without the extra revisions it needed. Even so, I expect it will be loved by generations of viewers, so I'll give it a 7 out of 10.