The Vidiot Reviews...

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2017)

Moana
The best thing about growing up on an island is that it prepares you for if ever you get deserted on one.
However, the princess in this animated-musical sees no benefit to island living.
The daughter of a domineering chieftain, Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) yearns to stray beyond the coral borders of her Polynesian community, but her father forbids voyages abroad for fear of sea-monsters.
When she uncovers the real reason behind the leviathans and of her tribe's seafaring legacy, Moana and her pet rooster set sail to capture a shapeshifting demigod (Dwayne Johnson) and liberate an island deity from captivity.
Although it does not stray far from the typical Disney princess story standards – an animal sidekick, an overprotective father and a bevy of songs - it does however do a commendable job incorporating those criteria in an amusing fashion.
Incidentally, shapeshifting is most useful when you can't find a washroom.
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