I agree with another author who said that the one dimensional "support" characters...that is, everyone but Lohman...did not help this film. The original was indeed more of a cast movie, there were several good roles. I was embarrassed for Dennis Quaid. Talk about phoning in a performance! And there was no relationship evident- past or present, with Natasha Richardson's character. Neither had substance.
And the ridiculous "butler"- what's with that? Was he meant to be gay originally and then the writers changed their minds? The little dance with Annie was also embarrassing. It appears that no one gave any thought to character development at all. Why oh why did the parents get together in the first place, and ditto for the second time around.
The main interest here is comparing it to the much superior 1961 version.
And the ridiculous "butler"- what's with that? Was he meant to be gay originally and then the writers changed their minds? The little dance with Annie was also embarrassing. It appears that no one gave any thought to character development at all. Why oh why did the parents get together in the first place, and ditto for the second time around.
The main interest here is comparing it to the much superior 1961 version.