Dreams never expire but sometimes they are deferred. Miss Sharon Jones follows the talented and gregarious soul singer of the Grammy nominated R&B band Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. This is the most challenging period of her life because Sharon is confronting pancreatic cancer. She is struggling to find her health and voice again. She is a powerful woman determined to regain the singing career that has eluded her for 50 years. She is using every aspect of her mind and spirit all the time!!
In the beginning of this film, you aren’t sure if it’s going to be about her career but then I learned it’s about her career but also about fighting cancer. It’s an interesting portrayal of Sharon as the movie settles down into what it’s about. I would’ve liked to know more about Jones at the beginning of the movie since I had not heard of her before. She is fighting the most important battle of her life but she is kind to everyone around her and thankful for those working with her and helping her. She stays with a friend to recover from her surgery and her friend does everything she can to help Sharon get healthy again. Her recipe is love, rest and nutrition. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
93 min, Doc directed by Barbara Kopple with Sharon Jones, Starr Duncan-Lowe, Winky Griptite, Megan Holken, Austen Holman, Alex Kadvan, Saundra Williams.
Note: Imdb 7.2 out of 10 with 530 views, Roger Ebert 3 1/2* Matt Fagerholm, Rotten Tomatoes 91% with 53 critics 88% audience with 364 ratings, Amazon 4.6* out of 5* with 75 ratings, Letterboxd 3.6* out of 5*, Metacritic 77 out of 100 with 15 critics (14 positive, 1 mixed).
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