Glittering Lights
Added 2/6/2010
This was a great movie. I love Mariah Carey. Her triumohant rise to fame was so cute! Watching her interact with her girls was so FUN! A must see for true MiMi fans :)
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Didn't deserve the bash it got...
Added 2/1/2010
I rented this to see if it was really as bad as everyone said; it's not. Mariah Carey credibly plays a likeable person. I expected an embarrassing bomb of a performance, but it really wasn't so bad...not bad at all. Good to see Terrence Howard before his ship came in with "Hustle & Flow", and the rest of the cast was fine. I had no problem with the script, maybe a bit too reminiscent of "Funny Girl" at the end, and elements of "A Star is Born" and even "The Color Purple" (finding her mom). Also GREAT to see Eric Benet, beautiful as ever. The DVD I rented was full-screen, but I still enjoyed it more than expected. Worth a look...when Mariah is singing, those film moments really shine. She's quite fine.
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Great Movie
Added 12/27/2009
Mariah Carey has come a long way in her career. I think that this early movie just proves that what she had in 'song' early in her career, she is simply awesome at this time as well.
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Billie Frank is a shy, young mixed-race girl who is sent away by her alcoholic mother at a very early age. At an orphanage, she befriends Louise and Roxanne. Flash forward to 1983. Billie and her friends are spotted by a record producer, Timothy Walker, who wants them to sing backup for his latest pop-music discovery. But when super DJ Dice hears Billie's incredible voice, he makes a shady deal with Timothy to get her out of that dead-end situation. Soon, Billie and Dice are making hits inside the studio, and falling in love outside of it. Eventually, the pressure of her newfound celebrity puts too heavy a strain on Billie, forcing her to decide what it is she really wants from Dice, and what she wants for herself. I just love this movie, it is cool mariah carey rocks baby ok she has a pretty voice, she is a grifted singer. The soundtrack is outstanding. Lillie s Blue is a great song.
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Ya gotta crawl before you walk!!!!!!
Added 1/3/2009
Honestly I didn't see where this movie was that bad. My favorite parts are the beginning, when the mother and daughter duet. I'm still waiting for that little girl to make a album. Was that her actually singing? And the club scene where Billie/Mariah funks up "Funkin' For Jamaica" was totally flawless. Truth be told I bought the movie for those two scenes alone. It was worth the 10 bucks I paid for it, on VHS. Watch it for yourself, you be the judge.
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