Not the Disney Experience I had Hoped for, but Entertaining Nonetheless,

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2017)

Moana is a good movie with a well written plot and a terrific vocal cast. It is an entertaining Disney film that boasts plenty of highly enjoyable, as well as catchy, musical numbers that make the movie shine, particularly How Far I'll Go and You're Welcome. The voice cast is also terrific, with Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson really shining in this role, and newcomer Auli'i Cravalho really owning a huge, challenging character.
I did feel that the film lacked originality. I did not see anything here that I have not already seen in other Disney princess films, it follows the exact same story beats as the other movies, without doing anything extraordinary or unconventional to make up for this.
As well as that, the story never truly pulled me in, while films such as Mulan and Tangled really gripped me, there was never a moment where I felt truly engrossed with this plot. I had to really try to watch it rather than being taken away.
Reasonable Disney fun. While it is not what I had hoped for, Moana is still certainly an enjoyable 90 minutes that I would recommend to anyone looking for a good family film.
A young Hawaiian must seek out and find a Demigod in order to bring peace to her island.