Review of The Sapphires (2012) by Lisa R — 17 Aug 2012

For the life of me I can't understand why this film is getting such rave reviews. It is one of the cheesiest films I have ever seen. From some incredibly awkward scenes with a tacky script and attempts at lame humour to the absolutely awful shot of the Southern Cross as Sapphires in the sky, it was just a giant cheese fest.

I'll give it half a star for some of the music, half a star for Chris O'Dowd (although, can he be anything else?) and a star for Jessica Mauboy. That girl has a seriously good singing voice and her acting was certainly a step above some of the other more stiff and unnatural performances.

If you like your films very very light and sort of directionless and predictable, and you are a fan of soul music, give it a shot. The rest of the world can't all be wrong, but it certainly wasn't my cup of tea.