![]() ![]() Sparkle – The three sisters are each cut from a very different cloth. In a movie that feels fake to its core, Houston is the genuine article. ![]() It’s Houston in church singing “His Eye Is On the Sparrow.” She gives it everything she has. Still, there’s one scene that almost redeems this mess of a movie. Sparks, the Season Six American Idol winner, has a lovely smile and no discernible range as an actress. Sparkle – Director Salim Akil hits every cliché in the script and adds visual triteness of his own. Sister is more of a performer than Sparkle – meaning she suggestively grips a microphone like nobody’s business – but the stunning Ejogo, who delivers a chilling performance and gives her catchy solos her all, just doesn’t have the vocal chops that Sparks does. Sparkle Lacks Shine: The PEOPLE Review – While the film’s melodrama is laughable (after Sister’s comedian beau, played by Mike Epps, flops at a club, the two run – in slow-motion – to the car), the real problem is that it’s unclear who the main character is supposed to be.Though the title suggests Sparkle is the star, the plot mostly revolves around Sister, at least until the end, when the movie is wrapped up in a sappy bow. That event is about as believable as the hoary myth of instant movie stardom after being discovered sipping a soda at Schwab’s drugstore. And in Sparkle’s big final number at a preposterous solo concert debut with a full gospel choir, to a packed house after minimal preparation, she delivers. ![]() But this 2007 winner of “American Idol,” who has slimmed down since her victory, has a wonderful voice. Or at least her character, as conceived, is so innocent that she doesn’t seem fully aware of the melodramas swirling around her. So far, the movie scores a 54% at Roger Ebert however, gave a fairly positive review.Ī Woman Who Knows the Music Industry, and a Few Who Don’t (Yet) – Ms. Although she gets some props for her vocal ability, Jordin’s acting is not highly praised. The reviews call the movie cliched and melodramatic. F you’re a fan of Season 6 American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, you might want to brace yourselves for the reviews of her new movie SparkLe which opened everywhere today. ![]()
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