Moana
Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
Cast
Catherine Lagaʻaia
as Moana
Dwayne Johnson
as Maui
Rena Owen
as Gramma Tala
John Tui
as Chief Tui
Frankie Adams
as Sina
Jemaine Clement
as Tamatoa (voice)
Emma Puahi-Shapazian
as Moana (4 years old)
Amaya Masoli
as Moana (8 years old)
Sam Puefua
as Village Fisherman
Sione Milford
as Coconut Farmer
Reviews
Manuel São Bento
Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/moana-2026-stranded-on-a-soundstage-of-pure-nostalgia/ Rating: C MOANA had every chance to expand on its animated predecessor, and it wastes almost all of it. Beat for beat identical to the 2016 original, this remake trades vibrant, sun-d...
CinemaSerf
On a gorgeous Polynesian island where they all...speak...very...slowly, the young "Moana" (Catherine Laga'aia) is conflicted by her father's (John Tui) warning never to venture beyond the reef that protects their home and her grandmother (Rena Owen) who is embedded more in the tribe's ancestral and ...
ianrathbone
She sings, he grins wide / Water swallows the whole screen / Talent wins the day #filmreviewhaiku...
