Girl groups in Detroit are all the rage, so Sparkle and Sister rope in Dolores, better known as Dee (Tika Sumpter) a girl who harbors no ambitions to be a singer but instead to be a doctor and who can be counted to speak her mind. While he likes Sister, he finds in Sparkle someone to really care about. Sister loves the attention and the men, and soon their combined talents attracts the attention of ambitious manager Stix (Derek Luke). What she doesn't have is confidence among other things, so she turns to her more glamorous older sister Tammy, who is generally referred to as Sister (Carmen Ejogo) to sing Sparkle's songs in a more sultry manner than the good church-going sister can. Sparkle (Jordin Sparks.a name not tinged with irony) is a shy girl who writes songs and has a good voice. The remake of the 1976 Joel Schumacher keeps to the spirit of the original while altering things to showcase the actors and singers, but the story pretty much stays the same. ![]() However, Sparkle is less a cautionary tale than a big, lavish show with an interesting story, some good performances and wonderful music. It is tempting, and far too easy, to see that WHITNEY! was more the character of Sister than anything else: a woman with beauty, talent, and ambition that found herself married to the worst kind of man, sped her way into drugs and ultimately paid a price for her fall. However, this was not meant to be, as Whitney Houston self-destructed before Sparkle was released. Sparkle might have been WHITNEY's! comeback, and it would have shown that WHITNEY! had grown and matured as an actress. A Supernova Is Nothing More Than A Dying Star.
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