ANNIE (2014) – My rating: 9.5/10

I expected a good remake of Annie and I got one.  Jamie Foxx delivered a fantastic performance of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, renamed Will Stacks.  The real draw was Quvenzhané Wallis  who is absolutely adorable.  She plays Annie Bennett and is currently the youngest nominated Oscar candidate in the history of the Academy of Arts and Science.  She was nominated 2 years ago for “Beast of the Southern Wild”.  She was mesmerizing then and mesmerizing now.  She is talented and charismatic.  In Annie, Quvenzhané  sang and danced her way through scene after scene in search of her real parents, a slight twist from the original Annie.  Cameron Diaz also delivered a brilliant performance as the always drunken Miss Colleen Hannigan who is the foster parent responsible for a house filled with orphan children.  Foxx is a billionaire who is running for mayor of New York City.  Bobby Cannavale plays Guy, Stacks campaign adviser and Rose Byrne plays Grace, Stack’s love interest and personal assistant.  Original favorites like “It’s a Hard Knock Life” were performed to a tee.  I don’t think Quvenzhané Wallis is the best singer in the pack but I do believe she is the total package and will charm her way right into your hearts.  Nice job!

SEX TAPE (2014) – My rating: 7.5/10

A nice, funny summer comedy.  I expected Sex Tape to be stupid and unfunny. Despite my feelings, I laughed by tutus off.    Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz were hilariousness as a husband and wife team (Jay and Annie Hargrove) who had an extremely active sex life before, during and after marriage.  However, two kids later, their sex life was practically none existent.  So, to spice up their sex life again, they decided to make a personal sex tape that was accidentally sent to everyone who had an Ipad that was gifted to them by Annie or Jay.  The fun begins when they try to retrieve the Ipads that houses the sex video.  Cameron Diaz has a fantastic body for her age — she really stays in shape.  For an “R” rated movie, they showed as much as they could without having to be rated X.  Jason Segel also has a  fantastic physique for those who like male eye candy.  The movie really picks up when Anne’s potential boss (Rob Lowe) enters the picture.  Other couples like Robby (Rob Corddry) and Tess (Ellie Kemper) also helped to round out a great cast.  As funny as it is, wait for the DVD.

THE OTHER WOMAN (2014) – My rating: 8/10

I expected a summer fill-in that wasn’t going to be anything but a girly, cute flick.  The Other Woman was just that but it was really good.  Not too girly and well written.  I had a good laugh because this movie was actually funny.  I’m impressed because it didn’t lose focus on the end result, which I can’t speak on because that would spoil the movie.  Ladies, if you don’t like you mate looking at extremely sexy women, don’t see this flick.  If you don’t mind, you’re in for some sexy scenes.  Cameron Diaz is as sexy now as she ever was.  I was glad to see a sensible plot on how to deal with a cheating spouse.  Mark King, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  is your average type of a lying, cheating husband.  Leslie Mann  played his unsuspecting wife, Kate King. Cameron Diaz played Carly Whitten, one of many unsuspecting mistresses and Kate Upton played Amber, another unsuspecting mistress.  These 3 women get together and plot a sweet revenge that has the audience cheering them on.  Don Johnson, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Kinney round out the supporting cast that contributed to the success of this movie.  I highly recommend The Other Woman, it’s very funny and very entertaining.