Sparkle
Tom Hunsinger & Neil Hunter
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Plot Summary
From the directors of Lawless Heart comes SPARKLE, a hilarious and heart-warming comedy about life, love, and getting ahead in the twenty-first century. Sam Sparkes (Shaun Evans) is a 22 year old with ambitions: move to London and join the glamorous PR world. When Vince (Bob Hoskins) finds Sam a job as a waiter, he meets his soon-to-be PR boss, Sheila (Stockard Channing). Sensing opportunity, Sam charms himself a job as Sheila's PA... and her lover. But when Sam falls for Kate (Amanda Ryan), he instigates a series of family betrayals and romantic mishaps. As balancing his job and love life becomes overwhelming, unexpected twists and uncovered secrets force Sam to choose between his career and the woman of his dreams.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
57%- Reviews Counted: 88
- Fresh: 50
- Rotten: 38
- Average Rating: 5.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: If the film is a sudsy show-business Cinderella story in which Emma's youngest daughter, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks), ascends to glory, Houston's presence makes it a cautionary tale.
Fresh: Houston's performance proves that this could have been the first step not merely in a comeback but in a major re-invention. She had the instincts of a superb character actress.
Rotten: Whitney Houston deserved better than to go out onscreen with this botch job remake of a 1976 soap opera that never deserved another thought.
Rotten: Noteworthy only for featuring Whitney Houston's last screen appearance.
Customer Reviews
British Graduate?!
This modernized version of the Graduate... british style... is painful to watch. The original is also somewhat painful for me to watch; but at least it doesn't have these modernized elements that promote feelings of disillusionment and dread. There's very little that is redeeming about the main character. He's sleeping w/ the mom to advance his career?? He fell in love w/ the daughter because she suddenly played hard to get at a weird house rave? I'm sorry but blehhhh.
Not a good movie
This movie made me wish I never spend a while dollar on it. Waste of time. Money. And wanting. I would NEVER buy this movie or even rent it!
adorable
cute story, great acting, very entertaining! definitely great for a girls' night in :)
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Also Available
- Sparkle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Various Artists