3.5/5 stars
A chieftain’s daughter leaves her Polynesian island to lift a curse on her people in Moana, the latest live-action adaptation of a Disney animated feature.
The original, released in 2016, was notable for its attention to cultural detail and for giving Dwayne Johnson a signature role as the shape-shifting, narcissistic demigod Maui.
Johnson returns in the new Moana, lacking some of his former exuberance and looking a bit more careworn.
Maui is a complicated character whose motives can be opaque – even his intricate tattoos argue with him.
