Courtesy of probably recent Asian hacking into Sony Pictures, I was able to view the latest film version of Annie starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, and Cameron Diaz on the last day of the 2014. First of all, this version of Annie had all the understandable buzz and current talent that one could ask for in undertaking an update to the musical classic. The problem was, however in the execution of the story and performances. The musical numbers felt a bit limp and rather irrelevant to the not so heartfelt performances of the cast. Cameron Diaz, in particular, just overacted to no effect; which also made her bad vocals that much more noticeable. What could have been a very good film, was just wasted on big names and budgets that ended up overshadowing the whole production and a varied storyline that felt too contrived even to be supplemented by rather weak musical numbers. Quvenzhane's raw understated talent as seen in Beast Of The Southern Wild was really exploited in here, and that's a shame.
