Movie Review Germain: 'Sparkle' sputters amid mushy melodrama
Grade: C
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows, from left, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo and Jordin Sparks in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows Derek Luke, left, and Omari Hardwick in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows Mike Epps in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
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This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows Whitney Houston in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows Whitney Houston, center, in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows Jordin Sparks in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows, from left, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo and Jordin Sparks in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
Film Review Sparkle
This undated film image released by TriStar Pictures shows, from left, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo and Jordin Sparks in a scene from "Sparkle." (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures - Sony, Alicia Gbur)
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