‘Sparkle’ is a schizophrenic and scattershot, with only minor pleasures
Sparkle Directed by Salim Akil Written by Mara Brock Akil USA, 2012 Some films can’t help but be defined by elements outside their control. Every so often, those elements help the film or don’t re-form whatever legacy it may inspire. (See, for example, The Dark Knight, which was initially colored by the tragic and untimely …