A beautiful addition to the collection

Rating: 9/10 (13 December 2016)

I'm so glad when Disney select a theme, culture or population and tell an interesting story with it.
This film reminds me a lot of the old Disney movies (Mulan, Hercules) as well as the new ones (Frozen, Wreck it Ralph).
It's got a spunky, feisty heroine, a funny lovable sidekick (Maui), breathtakingly beautiful animation, ear wormy songs (You're welcome!) and accurate depiction of different cultures.
The only thing it lacked, however, was a good villain. Tamatoa, the giant Smaug-like crab who sings like a glam rock artist, hardly gets any screen time to "shine". Which is a shame, since he seemed like a pretty good character.
Definitely a good movie to watch when you're depressed. ;)