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Say what you will about them, but the Disney live-action remakes have at least given us a choice. Which would you rather see? A spirited, soaring, animated “Moana,” or a purposeless remake featuring Dwayne Johnson with Fabio hair?
Few genres of film have been as much of a gamble for Disney as its live-action remakes. Criticism of the latest is so harsh that it raises questions of whether it would have been better made with AI.
Dwayne Johnson is back as Maui, and
Faithful to a fault, Thomas Kail's retelling of the 2016 animated hit is a competent but superfluous addition to the Disney live-action remake pantheon.
