" Moana 2 seems more like a consumer product," says Dana Stevens of Slate, with Flickering Myth's Robert Kojder saying, "There is a disappointing, dispiriting narrative flatness to Moana 2, recycling the original's story (but with more characters, wasting them all) with almost no creative passion."

Moana 2, the eagerly-awaited sequel to Disney’s hit 2016 animated adventure, has been met with lukewarm reviews from critics. The original film was set in ancient Polynesia and introduced audiences to Moana,

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But his fellow songwriters Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’i did come back to create new music for Moana 2. Most of the main cast members also returned, including Auliʻi Cravalho as Moana, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Maui,

She's a girl who loves her island, she's a girl who loves the sea, and she is back in "Moana 2," eight years after the original film hit theaters. This time around, Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) is a little bit older and a lot more experienced,

Moana 2 marks a new record for Disney, making $13.8 million in Tuesday previews, the biggest preview number ever for a film from Walt Disney Animation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in addition to breaking Disney's record in previews,