Review - Moana

Moana
Disney
2016

I have only seen this film once before and that was the week it was released in cinema. Unfortunately this film followed Zootopia which is my favourite Disney film ever and so at the time I was wondering whether Zootopia had set a precedent for a new Disney, so the film was probably set up to fail in my eyes.
In the UK Disney+ has just been released and for whatever reason Moana has always been my most recommended so i gave in and watched it and felt so overwhelmed by the meritocracy of this film. The first half an hour is easily the best part. The film lacks depth, I really feel the needed to explore the cultural side of the story more, at no point does the film make you feel emotional and all good Disney movie make you need a good cry.
Overall this film is a disappointment, it has the potential to be so much more. However the actress who plays Moana has recently come out as queer so an extra half a star because we have a queer actress playing a disney princess and that matters. Therefore this film is a 3.5 star film.