Directed by:
Will GluckCinematography:
Michael GradyComposer:
Greg KurstinCast:
Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Zayas, Cameron Diaz, Nicolette Pierini, Dorian Missick (more)VOD (2)
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Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) - advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) - makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around. (Sony Pictures)
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Some films simply captivate me, no matter how trivial, straightforward, or predictable the story is. That is the case with Annie. It’s an extremely positive musical that does not attempt to hide it. There are trivial twists, but it doesn't matter at all, because the film energized me so much that I can't give it anything but the highest rating. Quvenzhané Wallis is absolutely stunning and is the star of this film. Her performance is absolutely incredible even compared to some of her older colleagues. In general, the child characters are also great.
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I don’t really even know what to commend in this movie. Apart from the acting performances that are a must in a musical, there’s not much else. Cameron Diaz is playing a bit of a bitch, but not so much so that it’s any memorable. It almost looks like they shot the movies because of Quvenzhané Wallis, who was showing off good and proper. As far as the music goes, it was uninteresting, the story was overly excited the American way. The result was absolutely nonexistent and if it weren’t for the actors, it would be a complete flop.
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