‘If you don’t love it, no problem’: Dwayne Johnson defends Moana after scathing reviews, poor box office performance
Disney’s live-action remake of Moana did not pan out the way the studio would have hoped. Not only did the film cop bad reviews from critics, but it also had an underwhelming time at the box office. However, that has not stopped the film’s star Dwayne Johnson from being proud of it. The actor has defended the beleaguered film in a new interview. Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia in a still from Moana. Dwayne Johnson defends Moana Dwayne, who plays the demigod Maui in the film, told People that the initial reviews had been encouraging before the critical response shifted. “Our first two reviews came out. I’ll never forget it. They were amazing. I was like, ‘Wow.’ [Then] it went another way, as sometimes happens. That’s just the way it goes because we’re in this business. My wife and I had a lot of these conversations at home, at the kitchen island late at night when the babies are asleep,” the actor said. Moana, a remake of Disney’s hugely successful 2016 animated film of the …
