Annie - 27/12/2014
It's a hard knock life for me!
There are some good musicals out there, and there are some terrible ones, Annie The Remake of the already successful Broadway remake falls into the latter of the categories.
Yes Wallace is good as the titular character, and Jamie Foxx is entertaining as Stacks (The Daddy Warbucks character) but the whole film just lacks heart, and then Cameron Diaz just gets thrown in to the mix and I don't even know what was going on with her.
The story follows the same as the original but throws in some modern beats to liven it up. I know this is a common remark about musicals, but how come everyone knows the songs and dance routines? I would love for once whilst sitting in a restaurant or on the train to see this happen, someone get up and start singing and then everyone join in with them and start dancing in time.
Clare is a big fan of the original film and was really let down by the update as well, again the heart of the film had just been taken out and replaced with funky song and dance routines.
Also the films starts by mocking the 1982 film, yet it is a re-invention of the film it is mocking, which to me makes no sense.
Rose Byrne is the only saving grace for the film, not only does she look stunning throughout but she is the only one with a little character and flair.
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