Review of Sparkle (2012) by Florian S — 16 Oct 2012

Celebrate the legend. | Produced by Whitney Houston.

This review of Sparkle (2012) was written by Florian S on 16 Oct 2012.

Sparkle has generally received mixed reviews.

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