Irishchatter I honestly would never thought a Boyle man like Chris O'Dowd can sing brilliantly and be involved on a Australian musical film. He was awesome like, this is such a big step for his acting career to take off further.The soundtrack was pretty great too and the four girls singing the songs were just so talented. I have to say, this is the best movie I've ever came across and I'm going to definitely put this on my best movies list, it's so underrated and just fantastic, no further words needed!

mony-co5 To start off, this film isn't that bad at all. The four singers are really good actresses and two of them have superb voices. The start of the movie does show a reflection on how bad it was for aborigines in those days and it is bad, but I am sick and tired of movies where anyone who is white gets called coconut, banana milkshake, white boy, vanilla, honky… etc… but if the white person (which never ever happens because that person would be crucified) ever retaliates in the same fashion, they are the made out to be the bad person.This is a common feature of every day life and movies which happens over and over and over. When is society ever going to realise that everyone is equal. If a black person calls me a honky it should be classed as the same as if I called them a nigga (you notice the lack of *'s in the middle of that word).I know for a fact that I am going to get down voted by short sighted or stupid people who do not get the point that I am putting across. But all of the intelligent people out there have noticed that I have said good points on both sides.To finish off, this is a very good movie with very good actresses who have superb voices.

coreywade I had no idea what to expect, and I was completely blown away. This film is original colorful, funny, and meaningful. It deals with identity and racism in Australia and America on a surprisingly deep level. I was very pleased to see that the four women in this film are all at least part Aboriginal, and Chris O'Dowd compliments them wonderfully. It's comedy filled with emotions and dreams, and it really moves. I'm amazed I had not heard about this before. More people need to see this film..

JPfanatic93 One of various movies to deal with Australia's painful past regarding its treatments of its aborigine population, The Sapphires embraces a lighter, oft comedic tone while focusing on that which unites people of all creeds and races: music and love. Set in 1968 and starring Chris O'Dowd (of Bridesmaids fame) as washed up, constantly drunk musician and would-be talent manager Dave Lovelace, who stumbles upon the discovery of his life when he meets a group of young aboriginal girls determined to break through at the music scene. Problem is, these young women, family too, have their own emotional baggage, don't always get along and prefer to sing country songs. Not to mention their ethnicity is not favoured on stage, as they experience during a local talent contest where they are booed and harassed off stage despite being the only contestants with actual talent. It's up to Dave, who admires their passion and perseverance, to shape them into a worthy song group that will capture the hearts of millions, admittedly also for his own commercial benefit, as soon as he has convinced them to go with the times and adopt soul as their style. They swiftly decide touring for the American forces in Vietnam is their best bet to get noticed, the dangers of war notwithstanding. A thrilling string of performances throughout Nam follows, where the girls taste the joys of success and love, but also the sorrows of loss and death. The movie employs an overall feel-good approach, but obviously can't ignore the harrowing past of social inequality and blatant racism aboriginal people had to live through in the days, which is grippingly fleshed out in less scenes than maybe should have been the case considering the heavy subject matter of cultural genocide and overall alarming sights of discrimination the movie also covers. Despite the delightful and swinging tone that rules much of the film, it's the scenes of rampant prejudice that stick with you the most, an inescapable fact that sometimes makes the movie feel unbalanced. Fortunately there's also plenty of sequences that cover the feeling that 'the times, they are changing' for the better, slowly but surely, which allows the girl band to rise to stardom under the stage name the Sapphires. The foursome of singers makes for many a smashing musical scene, while it's gratifying to see the lead actresses weren't cast solely for their vocal talents, but also for their ability to carry emotional scenes compellingly. It's O'Dowd (a white guy!) that steals the show though, as a sleazy con musician ultimately revealed to have his heart in the right place, which does make for a rather sappy, cheerful ending. But after all the Sapphires have been through, you feel they've earned it.