“Annie” would seem headed for a lackluster Christmas bow.”
Hollywood appears to be out of ideas.
It's a Wonderful Life is next up.
George is black in this one. He has taken over the family business of selling drugs to the neighborhood kids.
He feels despondent because he's had to off some kid who wouldn't pay up and decides to kill himself, so he jumps off a bridge into icy water.
A 'fairy' shows up and saves his life. Much hilarity follows all the way to the final scene where George is iced in the electric chair.
There's much more as his mom and Uncle Billy lay around on the couch all day watching 'Days of Our Lives' while counting and packaging drugs. Uncle Billy accidentally tosses coke into a dumpster, but he forgot which dumpster.
Ma is furious. Billy can't remember where he tossed the goods and she finally nails him right between the eyes. The picture is rated R and is not intended for little kids.