A strong original property to birth another Disney franchise

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2016)

Moana has enough cute, lovable characters with strong entertaining songs and gorgeous animation that even at times when I found myself bored (and there were a few) I can see where this has the ability to expand into another tent pole franchise for Disney.
Voice acting was spot on which seems to be a standard with Disney these days. Actors brought real emotion to the screen and comedic beats hit perfectly. Dwayne Johnson as Maui was charismatic, charming and all around stole the show, making me wonder if there is anything this WWE Star can do poorly at all?
Animation was gorgeous, seriously. The ocean was a character in this movie and makes me wonder if was and intentional choice or because the animation and water texture was so strong that the byproduct is that the ocean can't help but be turned into a character. I'm not sure how much testing goes into these Disney movies but it's clear whatever Disney is doing they are paying attention to the details and doing their homework in order to release a product that will sustain them 20-30 years from now with the nostalgia that I feel from movies like Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast of any one of many Disney films from my own youth.