Stockard Channing,
Shaun Evans,
Anthony Head,
Bob Hoskins,
Lesley Manville
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From the directors of Lawless Heart comes SPARKLE, a hilarious and heart-warming comedy about life, love, and getting ahead in the twenty-first century. Sam Sparkes (Shaun Evans) is a 22 year old with... read more
Directed by: Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
DVD Release Date: September 7, 2010
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Flixster Reviews (71)
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August 28, 2010A stellar supporting cast try to lift this above the mundane but the hackneyed script shackles it to dullsville.
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March 16, 2009Get it together, Sweetie!!! Before DREAMGIRLS (2006), there was SPARKLE - My ORIGINAL Inspiration on every creative level there is!!!
Critic Reviews
August 18, 2007
Derek Elley, Variety
August 25, 2007
Philip French, Observer [UK]
Sparkle it doesn't, but it's well performed. Full Review
August 17, 2007
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
Strongly natural performances and a likeable cast, plus a subtle examination of more serious themes, make it well worth seeing. Full Review
August 17, 2007
Derek Malcolm, This is London
A little more cinematic flair might have made Sparkle live up to its title better. Full Review
August 17, 2007
Neil Smith, Independent
The Graduate comes to London in this thoughtful Britcom. Full Review
August 17, 2007
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
Low-budget with a subtle script and real, rounded characters. Full Review
August 17, 2007
Martin Hoyle, Financial Times
Inertly plotted, haltingly paced, further embarrassed by Bob Hoskins in shyly lovesick mode, this broken-backed mess is fitfully illuminated by Anthony Head in a camp turn and the American Stockard Ch... Full Review
August 17, 2007
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Funny, likable and watchable, with some nice performances, particularly from Bob Hoskins as a lovelorn older man. Full Review
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