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The Bottom Line The sun'll come out tomorrow, by which time this toxic mess should be forgotten ...Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx play 21st century incarnations of the comic-strip orphan and her billionaire benefactor in this musical update Come back, John Huston, all is forgiven. When the grizzled Hollywood veteran was attached to direct the 1982 film version of Broadway's mammoth hit Annie, which had fetched a record sum for screen rights, much collective head-scratching ensued. Nothing in Huston's output indicated an affinity for family-friendly movie musicals. Pundits were no less mystified once they saw the film, which suggested an agonized disconnect between director and material. Yet audiences who were kids back then regard it as a classic, playing fast and loose with that term. Maybe today's tweens will feel similar affection for this misconceived contemporary update, but they needn't be encouraged ...
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Topic: 'Annie': Film Review (Read 521 times)
