7.8 Fair enough. Obviously not Pixar. Haha...

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2017)

I appreciated how it paid homage to earlier Disney films; whether that is picked up on or instead called "cliché " , "cookie-cutter" or too "annoyingly musical" is up to the audience. I like musicals and classic Disney so that won the movie over for me.
But, it did fall short on what could have been even better scenes or more story.
Overall: Refreshing story about a legendary character that hasn't been told; Maui, not Moana. Some cool and memorable songs. But the story left me wanting more and in a sort of disappointed way.
*Non-plot related spoilers ahead*
-The Kakamora coconut pirates were interesting, but had could have used even just one more scene later.
-Would have been nice with scenes of Maui's backstory rather than just talking about it.
-Environment. Didn't show as much island. Which is okay. Also comparatively, in Frozen the environment became mostly snow and Moana mostly ocean. But there are beautiful environmental scenes there.