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Movies in a Minute: "Moana 2"
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Movies in a Minute: "Moana 2"

  • BRUCE R. MILLER
  • Dec 4, 2024
  • Dec 4, 2024 Updated Dec 24, 2025
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Even though Auli’l Cravalho, the voice of Moana, sings the heck out of her songs, Sioux City Journal entertainment editor Bruce Miller says “Moana 2” has such a similar trajectory to the original that it almost looks like a remake.

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Movies in a minute with film critic Bruce Miller

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There’s a “rinse and repeat” quality to “Moana 2.” Instead of telling new stories, it rewashes the first film’s plot.

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The plucky adventurer is a little older but still on a mission to help her island, reconnect with Maui and try to sound like she’s singing songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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