What the movie does have going for it, though, is Samuel L. Jackson, which can't be said enough. Honestly, they could have announced that Jackson would be starring in a movie about the manufacturing of postage stamp glue and I'd be just as happy. He's one of those actors who seems equally at home playing good and bad, often in the same role, and can be as scary as he is funny. Again, often in the same role.

The project is also keeping its ties to the original: The remake comes in time for the 50th anniversary of Motown, the record label which produced the original. Kerry Gordy, son of Motown founder Berry Gordy, will produce the updated version. Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad said the movie "will capture everything that people love about the original while also bringing a fresh edge to the remake."

What I love about the original is the remake.