As if Sony didn’t have enough problems at the moment, the reviews are rolling in for “Annie,” and they’re not good. Review aggregation site Metacritic currently pegs the film at 31 out of 100, while Rotten Tomatoes currently rates it “rotten” at 19 percent, with 56 negative reviews counted so far.
New York Times reviewer A.O. Scott was particularly brutal, saying that strong cast “would have been better served by a middle school production overseen by a creatively frustrated, inappropriately ambitious drama teacher than by this hacky, borderline-incompetent production.” Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis has been praised for her performance as Annie, though. Wallis is “a born movie star, with charisma to burn and a rare ability to magnetize an audience’s attention,” writes Scott.
So why are you all so mad?
https://twitter.com/Gina_Baby_/status/545799645080068096
Are we still talking about Annie being black can u people stop with ur racist bullshit and accept it
— queers ONLY (@peachmeatball) December 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/YouCntSlayWitUs/status/545796465751490561
https://twitter.com/daileynicolee/status/545793862426689536
Oml the same white people that were screaming they weren't racist are the same ones mad that the new Annie is black
— Grace (@TheCrisis_) December 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/Klem_Kyss/status/545756374475743232
I just peeped how racist people are toward the new Annie movie
— phillip ?? (@TrillestPhil) December 19, 2014
If you really care in any way at all that the new Annie film features a black girl playing Annie, there's a 10/10 chance that you're racist.
— Phil (@0h_hi_mark) December 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/SaltedJosh/status/545698411279052801
If you're upset that Annie is Black you're racist. The first step toward recovery is accepting your disease.
— EMPATHY 4 SALE ? (@SYDSHAWRAPS) December 18, 2014
omg, i'm disgusted by the racist comments about the remake of Annie just because the girl is black. #stopracism #AnnieMovie
— Sarah Debenham (@rockettomoon) December 18, 2014
ppl giving Annie bad ratings bc "the music is annoying" more like "I know it's a children's musical but I'm secretly a little racist"
— Jasmine (@jllliy) December 18, 2014
Call me racist, but a black Annie is much more pleasing to the eye than the creepy red heads who've played her before. #justsaying
— Tegalizore (@Teelorian) December 18, 2014
new annie is perhaps the cutest lil girl to bless the earth and if ur upset bc she's black u r a mega racist pissbaby pic.twitter.com/QiYZCMx97x
— it’s not pitbull, it’s amy poehler (@diabeyonce) December 18, 2014
like look at the original annie – girl looks like she grew up next to a nuclear power plant pic.twitter.com/V22HUUkkqc
— it’s not pitbull, it’s amy poehler (@diabeyonce) December 18, 2014
seriously complain about annie being black and watch me stick a fucking fork in your face i am honestly SO excited for this movie
— it’s not pitbull, it’s amy poehler (@diabeyonce) December 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/LanaDelNeigh_/status/545777966509088768
Enjoy; we hear it’s really good.
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