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Trying to modernise a well loved story/classic film is fraught with danger. If you change things you are damned for changing. If you keep things the same you are damned by comparison to the 'classic' versions that have gone before. This film fails on both levels. Setting it in modern times makes you cringe with embarrassment. Acting kids always have that smiley theatre trained over confident, precocious totally unreal 'fake' sound and look, which is pretty much standard for a group of kids, particularly in a musical. In this offering they actually reach a new level of annoyance. But you can excuse the kids, because the adults are so so much worse. Cameron Diaz cannot act - it was pitiful. Do not waste your time watch this film, you will never get that 2 hours of your life back. You have been warned.

I was pleasantly surprised, cause I thought this was gonna flop, just by watching the trailer. I have seen other versions of Annie. Now after siting through it, I gotta say, I enjoyed it. Not saying it's all perfect it's not. But I admire this update for trying to stand on it own, and trying to be better than the other versions.Quvenzhane Wallis is quite charming has the main character, and does not try to be overly cute to sell the movie. Cameron Diaz who I thought was gonna be miscast as Ms Hannigan, but was surprisingly good, after a string of bad performances, this might be her comeback. Rose Byrne was also great. But Jamie Fox who was good, but in some scenes I thought his performance was like he was in different movie. But other than that an entertaining film, a good update to a classic musical.

It can be a challenge to update a classic. But in this updated version of Annie, the version has stayed true to its message of hope. The major shift is that the cast is diverse, Annie is a little black girl. She is in a foster home who desperately wants to be reunited with her parents. With sprinkles of modern references of social media and modern lingo, this Annie will win your heart. The great thing of his film is you do not have to be familiar with the original Annie, it stands on its on and reminds you that the sun will come up tomorrow. It gives you hope and optimism for a better world to come. The exact message we need during these days full of negativity.