America does not adopt Annie.

I'm not the least bit surprised that the reviews for Annie suggest the movie is a disaster, not entertaining for adults and certainly not for children. I never expected it be good. One could hardly watch the previews that played a month before the premiere to sense there was no energy, no charm, and probably no real music in this film. No doubt Quvenzhane Wallis is little charmer (though I have never understood actresses who deliberately choose complex names), so I feel bad that she won't be in a major success. But what were the adults thinking?  Just because Cameron Diaz played some disreputable characters recently doesn't mean she's an ideal Miss Hannigan. It's not worth questioning the judgement of all the players. But you would think the producers would realize Annie was a story about a red-headed orphan and her dog during the Depression. It was a famous cartoon. It was super-successful Broadway show. It had vitality, wit, comedy and little girls who could belt out a song to Row Z. It had nothing to do with modern-day New York or politics or "foster" children. If you want that show, write something new. This is yet one more example of arrogant people in power thinking they know better and can't fail, and again, and again, and again, they fail.

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