Review of Annie (2014) by Leon B — 23 May 2015

Review:

I really couldn't stand this film. The original is so much better and the way that they changed the songs were awful. I know that I shouldn't be saying this, but I found the little girl a bit annoying and the over happy storyline, also got on my nerves. Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz wasn't that bad along with Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale but I really struggled to keep my eyes open, especially when the characters burst into song. I know that it's made for the kiddies and that they will be singing along to the tunes so from that point of view, the movie did work, but for entertainment for an adult, it really wasn't a good updated version of an all time classic. The cinematography, which is primarily set in New York, was filmed well and choreography was decent but I'm not a big fan of musicals so I should have known that I wasn't going to enjoyed it. Disappointing!

Round-Up:

Now that all of these big stars are having kids, like Jay Z who produced the movie, they all want to make songs and films that the kids can watch and listen too, so I can understand why the film was made. Although I didn't really like a majority of the songs, I did like Opportunity, which was quite an emotional song, but the rest of them made me cringe. Anyway, I think that you can tell that I didn't enjoy this movie but I can understand that there will be a certain type of audience that will watch it time and time again. I'm sure if I had kids, I would be seeing this movie from another point of view but I just couldn't get into it. .

Budget: $65million.

Worldwide Gross: $134million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/musicals about a young girl who lives in a foster home and gets taken in by a millionaire mayor candidate so it will boost his votes. 2/10.