Sam Sparks is 22 years old and he is a waiter. He has been living with his mom in Liverpool. She is a singer in the same pub. Sam learns an apartment will become available and he wants to move to London. His mom doesn’t want to move but Sam wants to get a job in the public relations field. They do move into the apartment in London. Sam meets Sheila and charms himself into working for her in this field. Then he meets Kate and he really likes her. Balancing his job and his love life becomes overwhelming. There are unexpected twists and secrets are uncovered. Will Sam need to choose between his career and the love of his life?
The two complaints I have about this film are that is doesn’t define the family relationships until later on and it’s not funny. You don’t know two characters are brothers; two other characters are the parents of another character. Isn’t this important and relevant information? 3* (This movie is OK)
100 min, Comedy directed by and written by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter with Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head, Bob Hoskins, Lesley Manville, Amanda Ryan, John Shrapnel, Peter Gordon, Lorenzo Martelli, Ray Carruthers, Sophia Dawnay, Ellie Haddington, David Woodcock.
Note: Imdb 6 out of 10 with 887 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 57% with 93 critics 45% audience with 885 ratings, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 56 reviews, Letterboxd 3* out of 5*, Eye for Film 3 1/2* out of 5* Max Crawford, BBC 3* out of 5* Stella Papamichael, timeout.com 3* out of 5*, Eye for Film 3.5* out of 5* Max Crawford, The Guardian 3* out of 5* Peter Bradshaw.
100 min, Comedy directed by and written by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter with Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head, Bob Hoskins, Lesley Manville, Amanda Ryan, John Shrapnel, Peter Gordon, Lorenzo Martelli, Ray Carruthers, Sophia Dawnay, Ellie Haddington, David Woodcock.
Note: Imdb 6 out of 10 with 887 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 57% with 93 critics 45% audience with 885 ratings, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 56 reviews, Letterboxd 3* out of 5*, Eye for Film 3 1/2* out of 5* Max Crawford, BBC 3* out of 5* Stella Papamichael, timeout.com 3* out of 5*, Eye for Film 3.5* out of 5* Max Crawford, The Guardian 3* out of 5* Peter Bradshaw.
Special Note: Originally Sam was going to be an electrician named Sparky. It is a common British term for this type of job. When Sam went to London he was looking for any kind of work. The producers still wanted to call this movie Sparkle so they gave Sam the last name of Sparks and his mother became a singer. There is another film with this title from 2012 with Witney Houston, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo and Jordin Sparks.
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