Moana (2026) - Spoiler Free Review
Film Details Director : Thomas Kail Run Time : 1hr 57m Cast : Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga’aia, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Rena Owen Synopsis Leaving her island for the first time, Moana embarks on a huge seafaring journey to restore prosperity to her people. My Review Ultimately this live action remake still includes all of the things that made us love Moana and her story, the songs, the underdog journey, the characters… But in reality everything about it is inferior to the original animated movie, which begs the question, if there are no real improvements whatsoever, why is the film needed? I have always expressed my preference for live action over animated, but that has never applied to live action remakes of beloved animated films, the bar is simply to high and the execution always shows a dip in quality. That being said, I did enjoy it more than I expected because the trailers really didn’t do it any justice. The heart of the story is still embedded and if there is one thing that ...
