Okay, but too many cooks made some significant weaknesses

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2017)

I'm pretty sure most kids - and a lot of parents - will probably enjoy "Moana" a lot. Technically, the movie is first rate, with animation that is very colorful, detailed, and breathtaking. There are some very good (and exciting) action sequences here and there. And many viewers will be taken by the title character, who is intelligent, brave, and resourceful.
However, there are some major weakness in the entire package that significantly lower the movie from the label of modern day classic. For example, the script has some holes. For starters, if Moana has lived on a small island for many years, why doesn't she know about the chiefs monument on top of the mountain? Or know about the cave hidden by the waterfall? Another problem is that the movie, at 107 minutes in length, is much too long for its own good. While the movie never gets to be boring, the padding is very evident. And the songs, while not terrible, are not very memorable at all.
As I indicated in my summary line, I think these weaknesses came from the fact that too many people were working in key roles - look at the fact that there were four directors, and even more people working on the story. If there had been one clear vision, maybe the aforementioned problems would have been reduced significantly.
I'll give the movie this: It's a step up from the overrated Disney movie "Frozen". Maybe Disney is slowly improving.