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By Linda Holmes (61) for NPR (1,713) on 08 Sep 2012

At certain moments, the film feels pretty manipulative, but you know why manipulation is popular? Because it is effective…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Moviedex (362) on 27 Aug 2012

Opts for optimism over authenticity, watering down the period's complex and depressing racial politics into relatively straightforward hurdles…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 12 Aug 2012

Funny, uplifting and blessed with a quintet of winning, energetic lead performances, The Sapphires is a very easy film to fall in love with…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 12 Aug 2012

The Sapphires is to be admired as both a musical and a comedy…

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By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 10 Aug 2012

An Aussie film with real mainstream chops, not a film you watch out of patriotic obligation, but one you watch simply because it is a top-quality,…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 10 Aug 2012

So good are the interactions between Chris O'Dowd and the rest of the cast that its weaknesses are forgiven, for it's the relationships not…

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By Julie Rigg (120) for MovieTime, ABC Radio National (314) on 09 Aug 2012

I came out very happy, and well: the film made me feel like dancing…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Trespass (429) on 09 Aug 2012

The end result is sweet, sincere, sentimental and spirited, ensuring The Sapphires is a certain crowd-pleaser…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 09 Aug 2012

It is a film with a way of disarming your critical faculties…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 09 Aug 2012

All shortcomings are invariably forgiven whenever the hyper-talented Mauboy gets near a microphone, and the film's winning selection of soul…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 09 Aug 2012

If you want a feel-good home-grown movie, this is the film for you…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 05 Aug 2012

The Sapphires is a jukebox musical in every sense of the word; all the hits, none of the deep cuts…

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By Ed Gibbs (248) for The Sun Herald (86) on 05 Aug 2012

An Aboriginal girl group's journey from the outback to stardom is an energetic, feel-good triumph…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 04 Aug 2012

The film's theatrical origins are sometimes evident in the tone, but it's not a major flaw. For me, there is an awkwardness…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 14 Jul 2012

Soul music’s alleged redemptive powers are fully at work in this jumbled, sketchily written but vastly appealing true-life musical comedy…

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By Henry Barnes (139) for Guardian (4,584) on 20 May 2012

The Sapphires is glossy and often silly, but it's zippy enough to make the tour worthwhile…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 20 May 2012

This is uncomplicated, educative stuff - quintessential school-trip cinema - but O'Dowd elevates every scene he is in, which is most of them…

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By Simon Gallagher (50) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 19 May 2012

Harmless, eschewing provocation in favour of a genuine entertainment factor, and preferring to tell its worthy story in terms of characters…

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