Official Trailer
Our Review
- Auli'i Cravalho. Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Scherzinger
- November 29th 2024
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- David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson return as the voices of Moana and Maui in this follow-up to the 2016 Disney animation.
A sequel to Disney’s 2016 hit animation Moana was originally designed as a TV series before they decided to rework it into a feature film.
In the sequel, set three years after the events of the first film, Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) is now a wayfinder, who ventures into the ocean in her wooden canoe to discover new islands and civilisations.
After she receives an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana puts together a crew, including demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson), and sets sail for the sunken island of Motufetu to break its curse.
You wouldn’t know that this was originally designed as a TV series. The story feels ready-made for a feature and one that deserves a theatrical release.
However, the plot feels a bit too similar to the original – Moana is saving an island again – and there are too many one-note side characters.
Also, the songs aren’t a patch on the catchy You’re Welcome...
