Annie

Annie is light on its feet, frothy, and always insistently, at times provocatively kind, determined to melt grumpy hearts like marshmallows.

When Annie isn’t functioning as a showcase for Wallis’ tiny preternatural charm, it’s tonally varied to the point of discombobulation.

There are some very funny moments in the movie, even for grown-ups, including a video of Will that goes viral. The absurd machinations of Will’s smarmy political adviser are also good for a laugh. But ultimately, Annie is so fixated on being current that it will never be more than a passing fancy.

As far as holiday films go this is perfect for lightening the holiday hangover but ultimately it's equal parts onerous and energetic, overreaching in its attempt not buckle under the weight of previous iterations.

Wallis, who is an appealing young performer, simply doesn't have the chops for what has traditionally been one of the more demanding leads in a musical for a young performer, and Gluck, along with co-writer Aline Brosh McKenna, has built a film around Wallis that is constantly undercutting the songs, the choreography, and the entire idea of musicals.

Fans of previous incarnations are advised to check their nostalgia at the door, while the uninitiated may simply check their brains.

When a stage musical as beloved as Annie hits the big screen and falls ignominiously on its fat one, you might ask: WTF? For starters, updating the Depression-era tale to NYC 2014 is a really dumb idea. The strain of the shoehorning is evident in every scene.

I loved it...I felt like it was an awesome twist to the actual first movie. The remarks about the clothing are silly, they dressed according to the time that the movie was shot.

This movie is notorious & taken differently. I do not really want to analyse as a review, but say sentences about it. The first scene of the movie was good because we saw a ginger girl named Annie (just like the origional). Not much of what people say in the movie are pointless; Annie's concerns about politicians is that they can lie & let us down. Colleen Hanningam is such a mood: she cannot stand having those girls around & having some redemption - she is me, to care has put a strain on me. About her name, Colleen is a name for any bad woman, just like in the real world: Colleen Hoover or Colleen Ballinger. **** them up in the vacuum! Perhaps children should not be used in political campaigns. Could her real parents have disowned her? No wonder she says that those were not her real parents & she is a Foster child. The music got me through anything. And this Annie actually did enjoy the original - now those are the positive parts. It's modern take got me unlike "Oliver".

I really enjoyed the original Annie but this wasn't the worst adaptation. a lot more urban and new songs a log with the classics. I liked the cast and the story though I feel they didn't make it as harsh as it was in the original. I think the main issue I had was the lip syncing it looked so obvious most of the time. Not bad though.

Quvenzhane Wallis shines, but that can't help "Annie" from feeling like the result of what would happen if you took the plot from "The Game Plan" and made it into a musical where everyone sounds like T-Pain. Cameron Diaz is just unbearable; she needs to retire.

Too much pedo vibe for me Jamie Foxx. Casting of this movie was way off no one fit their roles. Also did anyone receive music or vocal training I know Foxx cant sing but really there has to be the current cast of any production of Annie around to do this. Or it could be these types of stories cant be done in modern times without being creepy.