Sparkle it doesn't, but it's well performed.
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08/25/07
Sparkle (2007)
78 %
Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 14 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Rated: 15
Theatrical Release: 17-08-2007
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08/18/07
Strongly natural performances and a likeable cast, plus a subtle examination of more serious themes, make it well worth seeing.
08/17/07
A little more cinematic flair might have made Sparkle live up to its title better.
08/17/07
Top Critic
Inertly plotted, haltingly paced, further embarrassed by Bob Hoskins in shyly lovesick mode, this broken-backed mess is fitfully illuminated by Anthony Head in a camp turn and the American Stockard Channing, her style as immaculate as her English accent.
08/17/07
Funny, likable and watchable, with some nice performances, particularly from Bob Hoskins as a lovelorn older man.
08/17/07
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Shades of The Graduate colour this small but charming Brit-flick with the Mrs Robinson role taken by Stockard Channing.
08/17/07
An appealing little British comedy with a fun concept, a witty script and an uplifting ending. Bob Hoskins is a real stand-out: if only the film's hero had his sparkle.
08/17/07
Top Critic
Thank heavens for Hoskins, Manville and Channing, whose weathered sparkle is enough to satisfy none-too-demanding rom-com requirements.
08/17/07
Most effective when the deceits perpetrated not just by Sam but by several others begin to take their wretched toll, and a real sense of pain intrudes.
08/17/07
Top Critic
Sparkle reveals both a clarity of vision and an undeniably infectious charm.
08/17/07
Sparkle may not be an obvious bobby dazzler but seek it out and you'll be rewarded with a real gem.
08/17/07
Top Critic
An enjoyable British romcom with likeable, well written characters and an engaging script.
08/16/07
The mix of comedy and drama doesn't feel so free and easy as Lawless Heart but it has a similarly quaint charm.
08/14/07
Top Critic
Though on paper the movie sounds like a slick relationship comedy, it plays much more realistically.
08/18/07
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