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This is contemporary adaptation of the 1977 Broadway musical production of the same name. Annie Bennet is a foster child living with her cruel foster mother, Miss Colleen Hannigan. As political campaign move, Will Stacks decides to take care of Annie Bennett for a short period of time.
This film was directed by Will Gluck. In my youth, I watched the 1987 version of Annie and was very curious about this new rendition. I will say that this film is good for modern children audiences but doesn't offer anything for its older audiences. Okay, the film's story is old and familiar to older audiences. So this film's retelling and moderate changing of the original can be troubling. The heart of the story does remain intact, but getting to it is very different. In the opening they present an original image of Annie (a little white girl with red hair) and then presents the new image of Annie (a African American girl). There are also a lot of contrasts between the depression in the 1930's and the modern lower class families in today's society. However, in its transfer this film feels more materialistic than the original story. Another change comes from the female dog Sandy who doesn't feel necessary in this film. As a contrast the character of Miss Hannigan is much softer and more cartoony; which makes her highly unbelievable. I did enjoy the little jib at modern popular teenage films. This film takes several of the old songs and remasters them by changing most of the lyrics and their sound. It also feels highly choreographed in its musical sequences. Unfortunately, it keeps the film from feeling natural. Interesting, this was one of the films that had an early leak by Guardians of teh Peace group. Quvenzhane Wallis played the role of Annie Bennett. Her performance pulled on the emotional heartstrings of all audiences. In comparison, her performance from the original Annie was more adorable than emotional. Jaime Foxx played the role of Will Stacks. He was good in his very cliched role. In comparison, he was more likable and relatable. Cameron Diaz played the role of Miss Colleen Hannigan. Her performance was just so over the top comical that it wasn't funny or believable.
I give this film 2 out of 5 stars! Even with all of its cliched cuteness and materialism, it still maintains an emotional story. It just tears apart the original in some unfortunate ways.
This film can be seen on DVD.
Answer to last blog: Directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani, The Color of Your Bodies Tears, directed the segment O is for Orgasm in The ABC's of Death.
Que: Who played the role of Annie in the 1987 film?
Candice Cameron
Danielle Harris
Aileen Quinn
Drew Berrymore
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