Directors: David Derrick, Jason Hand, Dana Miller
Actors: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Hualalai Chung
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Rating: PG
‘Moana 2’ comes a surprising 8 years after the original film
(thought it was much less!) and does a good job to reintroduce the key players –
Moana (Cravalho), Maui (Johnson), Moana’s parents Tui (Morrison) & Sina
(Scherzinger), the pig & chicken, and friends Moni (Chung), Loto (Matafeo)
and Kele (Fane). We also meet cute little sister Simea (Lambert-Tsuda). As the island’s
“way-finder”, Moana now seeks other islands to unite the tribes of the Pacific.
Moana sets off to find a mythical island that’s protected by
an angry god (i.e. stormy seas), so needs Maui’s help, along with her
friends/crew, to vanquish the bad god and bring that island back to the surface.
I think that’s about the plot – nothing too special. A few songs, but nothing that
really hit home. Moana’s character is still upbeat and a good leader and has a
few poignant moments.
It’s a tight 100min, almost (but not quite) too long – my 3-year-old
niece made it through! The CGI is still great, there’s plenty of laughs and
sight gags, thanks to the mudskippers, coconut-people, blob fish and the
chicken. Doesn’t reach the heights of the original, but will still please the kids.
Overall: Solid seafaring adventure
Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars
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