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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 15 Aug 2012

Better than the original, still a little worn…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle isn't blindingly original but it delivers solid entertainment, and despite the clichés I was never for a moment bored…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 15 Aug 2012

Most of the stuff that's new in the new Sparkle, written by Mara Brock Akil (who is married to the director), is shrewd and cleverly considered…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 15 Aug 2012

The look, styles, dialogue and attitudes all feel more 21st century than 1968, but this new Sparkle still sparkles more brightly than its 1976…

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By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle is pure melodrama, but it's a high-powered, well-acted, entertaining melodrama. You may not always believe it, but you won't be bored…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle may wind up as Ejogo's breakthrough but will forever be remembered as Houston's swan song, and a glimpse of what her next life chapter…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 15 Aug 2012

It's a better movie than what's inspired it, but that fails to explain much…

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By Mary Pols (197) for Time (1,811) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle, while occasionally silly in a way that made a preview audience titter, is decent entertainment…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 15 Aug 2012

In many ways Sparkle is a bumpy ride. The editing is haphazard, the cinematography too dark, and there are holes in the story…

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By Andrew Barker (315) for Variety (12,700) on 15 Aug 2012

Sparkle deals in such well-worn rise-and-fall music-bio tropes that it's hard to blame it for simply coasting on narrative shorthand at times…

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By Jodie J (25) on 15 Aug 2012

Good to see Whitney in her last performance, But but she really wasn't the shinning star nor was she suppose to be…

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By Pablo B (213) on 15 Aug 2012

This is a good movie! Highlights performances are from the characters Sister and Emma…

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By Dex P (17) on 15 Aug 2012

If I didn't see the original I would had love it somewhat but the 1976 had a deeper story line…

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By Jamar P (2) on 15 Aug 2012

I can't wait to see this! Wish I could see the midnight release…

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By Cat T (13) on 15 Aug 2012

Todayâ(TM)s Dream Girls. I really had no intentions on seeing this film, but I am so glad I did…

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By Alan G (370) on 15 Aug 2012

Great music, poor storytelling…

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By Travis W (338) on 15 Aug 2012

Let it SPARKLE Mz. Sparkle! The two songs that I loved in this movie was Jump & One Wing…

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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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