Annie

November. 07,1999      NR
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6.7
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Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure that takes her from the cold, mean streets of New York to the warm, comforting arms of bighearted billionaire Oliver Warbucks - with plenty of mischief and music in between.

Alicia Morton as  Annie
Kathy Bates as  Miss Agatha Hannigan
Victor Garber as  Oliver Warbucks
Alan Cumming as  Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Audra McDonald as  Miss Grace Farrell
Kristin Chenoweth as  Lily St. Regis
Sarah Hyland as  Molly
Lalaine as  Kate
Andrea McArdle as  Star-To-Be
Brooks Almy as  Mrs. Pugh

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Reviews

Micitype
1999/11/07

Pretty Good

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Baseshment
1999/11/08

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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RipDelight
1999/11/09

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Odelecol
1999/11/10

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Gideon24
1999/11/11

ABC/Disney mounted an elaborate and entertaining remake of the 1977 Broadway musical Annie for television in 1999 which, for my money, was vastly superior than the theatrical version released back in 1982. This version was directed by Rob Marshall, whose next directorial assignment was a little thing called Chicago. Marshall knows what a musical should look like and having him at the helm as director and choreographer made a big difference in making the piece work, as opposed to the 1982 version which was directed by John Huston, a competent director but clueless where musicals are concerned.For those who don't know, this is the story of a little girl named Annie living in an orphanage during the depression, run by a cruel and sadistic witch named Miss Hannigan, who is chosen to spend a week in the mansion of a billionaire named Oliver Warbucks, a publicity stunt arranged by Warbucks' secretary Grace Farrell. We then watch as a relationship develops between the lonely philanthropist and the little girl and how Miss Hannigan sees Annie's good fortune as a ticket to Easy Street (which is, BTW, the name of one of the show's best songs).Kathy Bates is deliciously evil as Miss Hannigan. I found Bates' interpretation of the character much richer than Carol Burnett's take on the role in 1982. Burnett played Miss Hannigan as a drunk, but Bates brought the greed and viciousness back to the role that Dorothy Loudon introduced to the character back on Broadway in '77. Bates also surprised as a competent vocalist. Her version of my favorite song in the score, "Little Girls" is just superb.I have to admit that I found Victor Garber a little bland as Daddy Warbucks. I actually preferred Albert Finney in the '82 version , though Garber's solo, "Something was Missing" was lovely. Alicia Morton is competent as the title character and Audra McDonald brings a substance to the role of Grace that has been missing in previous versions of the show. Alan Cumming and Kristen Chenoweth are brilliant as Rooster and Lily, Miss Hannigan's brother and his girlfriend, who are Hannigan's cohorts in extorting money from Warbucks through Annie. Cumming, Chenoweth, and Bates bring down the house with "Easy Street".Other songs in the Charles Strouse/Martin Charnin score include "Maybe", "It's a Hard Knocks Life","I think I'm gonna like it here", "You're Never Fully Dressed without a Smile", and, of course, "Tomorrow". During the production number, "NYC", there is actually a cameo appearance by Andrea McArdle, who originated the role of Annie in the original 1977 Broadway production.For me, this is a much richer version of this musical, that takes the show back to the basics, remaining faithful to the original piece while benefiting from strong direction and choreography from Rob Marshall and some on-target casting.

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elshikh4
1999/11/12

This is nearly a nightmare of a casting : The girl (Alicia Morton) can sing but lacks charisma and looks like a 20-year-old miss. (Victor Garber) is so young to play (Oliver Warbucks), being in his late thirties or something. And (Kathy Bates) seems too dressy, fresh and beautiful to be (Miss Hannigan).The script is deadly dry; there is nothing you can call "funny" in here. I didn't watch dazzling anything either. The musical arrangement wasn't special at all. I know that the director is (Rob Marshall) who'll make later (Chicago – 2002) and (Nine – 2009) but OH MY GOD he just made the numbers this time into very tight sets, cadres (and budget !). Suffice it to say that he got the nerve to shoot (Easy Streets)'s number all around one desk (at this point I was about to be asphyxiated!).Actually the differences between the first cinematic version and this TV production define what writing for movies is all about. Here (Warbucks) loved Annie so fast. You must miss the beauty and the beast thing between the 2 characters which was stronger. Where are the BIG numbers? Where are the gags (put the Mona Lisa in my bathroom)? Where is (We Got Annie) routine, (At The Movies), (Sign) or (Maybe) sang by (Warbucks) ? Where is the character of the Indian magician bodyguard ? And where is the BIG finish?? As a whole it missed the most the charisma and the originality that discriminated the first movie. And speaking about missing, I know that I missed too much (Ann Reinking)'s dancing talent, smile and legs !And even without much comparison : The evil brother thinks about the scheme of masquerading as Annie's parents before the announcement of the money reward for Annie's parents ?? (so he'd win what exactly ?!), how Annie didn't recognize Miss (Hannigan) as her false mother ? And it turns into bad comedy at the end when we see President (Franklin Roosevelt) as only the private detective of (Warbucks) !, or how (Warbucks) discovers that he loves his secretary "all of a sudden" ?!!In a word, everything this movie has; proves how great the first one was. However it's not a disastrous movie. It's a musical evening into the (Movie of The Week) format; however just poor and so TV (rather TeeVeeeeeeee !). Without much to be distinct with (only the number of "NYC" and "Someone"), I really asked myself why they remade this lovely musical, after one lovely movie, into one not-as-lovely TV movie ? (else hearing the songs from other performers !). I think I know the answer. Which's simply owning the right of the original play, since a full $9.5 million was paid for it by Columbia Pictures in 1982 (one of the biggest, if not The biggest, sums ever paid for a play, so how about being a cinematic flop at the moment as well ?!). They wanted to utilize the rights but not the fun. So, sadly, I still must ask : Why ?!It could have made a wonderful sitcom or mini-series if you ask me, more than another yet useless needless movie.

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TheLittleSongbird
1999/11/13

First of all I really like both the 1982 version and the 1999 version- the reason why I do prefer the 1982 version is because that in particular is a childhood favourite. I do admit there was a time when I didn't really like this, but now considering that it was a TV remake, and that it is a lot more faithful to the stage play, it is not as bad as I initially thought. True it is too short, and despite her truly beautiful voice I just wasn't sure about Audra MacDonald as Grace. For my tastebuds, it was a tad sugary sweet at times for my liking. However, it does look lovely, and the music is marvellous, and the same with the 1982 version. The performances are great too. I really loved Aileen Quinn,(and I wish people would stop making horrible comments about her) but Alicia Morton is closer than what Annie is like in the stage show, in terms of age, and while both girls were wonderful, Morton has got the better voice. Annie's friends were well done too, but the scene stealer has to be Kathy Bates as Miss Hannigan, just like the wonderful Carol Burnett. There were times when she was absolutely hilarious, and Victor Garber while just lacking the gruffness of Albert Finney was a delight as Daddy Warbucks. Alan Cumming and Kristen Chenoweth were fine as Rooster and Lily, and I also much enjoyed the portrayals of Tim Curry(who is my favourite actor of all time and vastly underrated as an actor) and Bernadette Peters. This version is closer to the stage musical, and has a real Christmas feel to it. The problem I had with the 1982 version were John Huston's direction, and I know they changed the ending, but to be fair, the 1982 version is NOT the first musical adaptation to take liberties with the stage musical, how about My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! Overall, seeing this again recently proved my initial opinion of it wrong. 7/10 Bethany Cox

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bartlez
1999/11/14

There are several aspects of this movie that I would like to comment on. Mostly I will compare this movie to the movie Annie from the 1980's. That acting, although it is better, fell short of my expectations. I loved how in the 1982 movie Annie was a spunky, unruly girl with matted hair and the most endearing smile I've seen in along time. I think that the actress was able to capture the true nature of Annie, who lived on the streets and in terrible conditions. As for the new movie, Annie is adorable, no doubt but she's rich adorable. Her shiny hair and perfect white teeth don't force us to look past it all and really love Annie for her personality. A second aspect I'd like to address is Mr Warbucks. In the newer movie he is kind of a push over, no offense but the actor who plays him is a sweet man, with hardly a bad bone in his body. But the first movie the man is arrogant, conceited and mean. His heart change is believable. As far as vocals go, I feel that the first movie is more endearing due to the slight lack in vocal talent. Annie, who's voice is decent for a girl her age, is adorable, and Mr Warbucks stumbling baritone is priceless! I don't think Annie (1999) even comes close to being as good as its predecessor. If you are going to introduce your kids to this great movie, do so the old fashioned way. Don't spoil them with a rich kid rose colored glasses view of poverty and love.

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