Review of Annie (2014) by Sean Burns for Movie Mezzanine — 18 Dec 2014

The second most embarrassing thing Sony did this week.

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This review of Annie (2014) was written by Sean Burns and published by Movie Mezzanine on 18 Dec 2014.

Annie has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Paul D (6,077) on 16 Feb 2016

I liked this more than the critics did, but certainly not more than the original. As far as an update goes, it was fine…

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By Theresa Smith (147) for Independent Online (South Africa) (258) on 07 Mar 2016

The film makes it to three stars simply for a hilarious scene in which Stacks takes the kids to watch a movie, which is a most brilliant Twilight…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Nov 2017

Redundant or not, Annie will provide a solid option for families on the lookout for a movie to see over the holidays, and maybe that's justification…

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By Trey B (136) on 28 Feb 2017

Love it I really want to see this so bad and every where I go I cant cause it wont let me…

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By Ariana M (32) on 14 Jul 2016

Annie was an amazing movie it had me in tears at the end, but the story line was great and cute, with awesome songs too…

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By Kelly P (513) on 26 May 2016

This butchered the Broadway version, the music, the story and the acting is hard to watch. A good experiment that did not work…

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By Marisa Carpico (82) for The Pop Break (82) on 25 Dec 2018

There is a lot of money up on the screen, from the stars...to the sets, but there's absolutely nothing of worth in the movie…

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By Erik Anderson (42) for AwardsWatch (42) on 26 Aug 2018

Does the film veer into schmaltz and sentimentality…

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By Emilie K (6) on 07 Mar 2018

RefReshing Twist on the original annie. I can't wait to introduce my twp young daughters to this annie…

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By Michele R (59) on 08 Feb 2017

This movie was funny, clever and had great song remakes! Start thinking outside the box people…

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