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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Doddle (184) on 15 Aug 2012

Rather than a sing-along, consider this film a 'say-along,' with lines so clichéd that you might find yourself reciting them in perfect sync…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 15 Aug 2012

The film's musical numbers are too few and too far between, which is unfortunate…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 15 Aug 2012

It worked before, yet it fails miserably here, sure to leave fans of the original picture and Houston devotees with a pounding headache…

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By William Goss (413) for Film.com (1,892) on 15 Aug 2012

Generally improves on the source material as much as possible while still succumbing to some of the same hoary showbiz beats…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 15 Aug 2012

Some intriguing themes about the racial conflicts of the era are raised almost in passing while the soapy parts of the story drag on…

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By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo (199) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 15 Aug 2012

The shadow of Whitney Houston's stardom and crushing recent death hang heavy over this midrange movie that promises its female audience at…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 15 Aug 2012

Tells a familiar story…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparks' strengths include not just a powerful voice but also a radiant niceness, and that becomes part of the story…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 15 Aug 2012

The tale of Whitney Houston's swan song is familiar, but some of the musical numbers are vibrantly staged and performed by talented cast…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 15 Aug 2012

Shines brightest during its musical numbers…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle is never more than an overheated mediocrity. The one thing it isn't, however, is dull…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 15 Aug 2012

Tika Sumpter [is] the best actress of the three…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 15 Aug 2012

The story is simplistic and the characters never become fully three-dimensional…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle is a solid entertainment with a winning debut by Jordin Sparks in the title role…

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By Marsha Mccreadie (81) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle is like watching a highlights of music special strung together by an afterthought-like storyline, albeit one advancing progressive…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 15 Aug 2012

A bright and breezy musical that puts a breath of spring in this clammy late-summer season…

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By Jon Bream (3) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 15 Aug 2012

As the insecure, innocent ingenue, Sparks, 22, seems a bit tentative at first. But like her character, she gains her footing…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 15 Aug 2012

Whitney Houston deserved better than to go out onscreen with this botch job remake of a 1976 soap opera that never deserved another thought…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 15 Aug 2012

The performances through Sparkle are strong - Sparks has a gentle, sweet little-sister quality that draws you to her, nicely balanced by Ejogo's…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Aug 2012

The film spends so little time developing its characters, apart from all that expository dialogue, that it's like asking audiences to care…

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