Sparkle remakes the 1976 film of the same name that was a fictionalized story of a Motown girl group inspired by the Supremes. But the reason most people will be paying attention to the film now is that it features the final screen appearance of the late
Whitney Huston. The singer plays mom to three sisters (
Jordin Sparks,
Carmen Ejogo and
Tika Sumpter) who take to the stage to make their fortune as singers. It seems like Huston mostly pl...