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Gail, Junie, Kay and Cynthia are four indigenous women whose talent will be discovered by a scout. They form a band and after training and practising, the four is sent to Vietnam to perform to a troop. In there, they learn about love, friendship and war.
Tries to dazzle itself but the shine comes off quickly, as this weakly structured story flees at the sight of any lingering dramatic conflict, preferring to turn history into a pleasant song-and-dance routine.
The harmonies they strike in this reality-inspired charmer are sweetly sublime.
April 05, 2013
Onya Magazine
The skill and sly moments of real panache help turn The Sapphires into a shining example of the type of film this country really ought to be making more of.
Sapphires is hardly a cinematic diamond mine. But this Commitments-style mashup of music and melodrama manages to entertain without demanding too much of its audience.
"The Sapphires" feels like a movie you've already seen, but it's nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable, like a pop song that's no less infectious when you know every word.
This charming Australian import has a groove much like other low-key, let's-put-on-a-show indies such as Hear My Song and The Commitments, and never uses its social conscience as simply backbeat.