Sparkle 2012

     Sparkle, Sister and Delores are from an affluent Detroit area.  Their mother is very strict, she wanted to become a singer but saw the hard side of this life.  Sparkle writes songs and she wants to sing but she’s shy.  Sister can be the one in front with Sparkle and Delores as the backup.  Their mother has tried all their lives to keep them out of the music business.

    I wish the screenplay was better, it seems like all of this has already been done before.  It is nice to see Whitney Houston, she had so much talent but was sidetracked along the way of her career.  What a voice!!  3* (This movie is OK)

116 min, Drama directed by Salim Akil with Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 4.8 out of 10, 58% critic 71% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.