Annie 1982

Vincent Canby, New York Times: They don't build movies like this anymore. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The movie offers an insulting 'let them eat cake' gesture toward the 1982 audience, but the pacing is so ragged and the characters so lifeless that few will be able to stay awake long enough to feel offended. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It's like some kind of dumb toy that doesn't do anything or go anywhere, but it is fun to watch as it spins mindlessly around and around. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The songs never take off into anything very much, the whole atmosphere (apart from the climax) is distinctly stagebound, and Huston merely reveals why he had never before in his long career been hired to make a musical. Read more

Variety: Many people said John Huston was an odd choice to direct Annie and he proves them right. Read more