Good but not very memorable.

Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2017)

"Moana" it's Disney's latest film that brigs us a new tale involving Polynesian culture. The film it's directed by Rob Clements and John Musker, both have been working with Disney for a long time, and they have brought us some very good films, like "The Great Mouse Detective", "The Little Mermaid", "Aladdin" and more. But there seems to be something missing in "Moana", the film itself it's quite good but fails to captivate it's audience or surprise them with anything new. It doesn't take any chances, and it's not very memorable.
The best element in the film it's the animation, but it's Disney, so I was expecting that the animation would at least be mesmerizing to me, the voice acting it's quite good too, the Spanish dub it's very well made but it has something lacking, maybe the translation was very difficult for them, so they forced a few words into the script or the song lyrics, which it's expected when you translate musicals.
The characters are fleshed out pretty well, there isn't one unlikeable character in the film, there isn't even a villain, and I like that, but when it comes to characters I would say that some of them, like the rooster, are useless and forgettable, they are only there as a comedic relief, another flaw it's that the character motivations are not very solid, and they could have used a bit more time to flesh them out, but I would say that the finished product it's quite decent.
It has a few issues with it's directing and pacing, sometimes it goes very fast and doesn't let the moment sink in for you to actually feel for the characters, but those moments don't last very long and they aren't badly made overall.
The songs are quite good, very catchy and quite riveting, they did a very good job at balancing them, the film it's quite entertaining, it isn't boring, it's actually quite engaging, and it's quite sad at moments, it made me feel very nostalgic for those days when I would watch a Disney film with my cousins and enjoy them with the mindset of a child, ready for new adventures with each tale Disney's films brought us.
I would say that children will like this movie, but the parents are the ones that will truly enjoy the film for it's merits and filmmaking itself, but it's quite far from great.
Overall, I definitely recommend this film, maybe it will do wonders for you, I am not very pleased with the final result, but I can't say that it was bad.