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Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and inner-city life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances from its cast.
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The performances of Sidibe and Mo'Nique are extraordinary and spellbinding. Jan 16, 2018 | Full Review…
The performances of Sidibe and Mo'Nique are extraordinary and spellbinding.
Ed Koch
The remarkable Sidibe is one of several daring casting choices by director Lee Daniels. Apr 4, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The remarkable Sidibe is one of several daring casting choices by director Lee Daniels.
Rafer Guzman
Precious is an emotional powerhouse, a triumph of bruising humor and bracing hope that deserves its place among the year's best films. Feb 2, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Precious is an emotional powerhouse, a triumph of bruising humor and bracing hope that deserves its place among the year's best films.
Peter Travers
A film full of life and love, well-meaning and, judging by the reaction in the US, a genuine and important phenomenon that says act - don't dwell - on your dreams. Feb 2, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A film full of life and love, well-meaning and, judging by the reaction in the US, a genuine and important phenomenon that says act - don't dwell - on your dreams.
Dave Calhoun
It isn't the transcendent masterpiece that some admirers would have you believe: more like a black-comic nightmare that isn't exactly supposed to be funny. It's certainly arresting, though. Feb 2, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It isn't the transcendent masterpiece that some admirers would have you believe: more like a black-comic nightmare that isn't exactly supposed to be funny. It's certainly arresting, though.
Peter Bradshaw
Avoiding the conventional tricks of lifting an audience up, the movie looks into this girl's wide, brown face and her bleak little life and sees, despite everything, a reason to live. Nov 24, 2009 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Avoiding the conventional tricks of lifting an audience up, the movie looks into this girl's wide, brown face and her bleak little life and sees, despite everything, a reason to live.
Wesley Morris
A brutally believable story that could be happening to any girl right now, with an unknown actress who blows right off the screen and makes you feel everything she is. Mar 8, 2019 | Full Review…
A brutally believable story that could be happening to any girl right now, with an unknown actress who blows right off the screen and makes you feel everything she is.
Amie Simon
Precious is a hard but worthy journey. Nov 16, 2018 | Full Review…
Precious is a hard but worthy journey.
Tara Thorne
Unexpected and moving, Precious is a gem from the projects. Nov 3, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Unexpected and moving, Precious is a gem from the projects.
Kaleem Aftab
This is either a good film with quite a few flaws, or a flawed film which is also quite good, but that's all right. None of us is perfect, after all. Aug 29, 2018 | Full Review…
This is either a good film with quite a few flaws, or a flawed film which is also quite good, but that's all right. None of us is perfect, after all.
Deborah Ross
... Precious is a true story of survival and hope and not to be missed. Sep 11, 2017 | Rating: A | Full Review…
... Precious is a true story of survival and hope and not to be missed.
Candice Frederick
If you are going to bring a victim of this magnitude to the screen, give her history the treatment it deserves, ie good direction or at the very least some proper editing to serve as an emotional sat-nav. Aug 23, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
If you are going to bring a victim of this magnitude to the screen, give her history the treatment it deserves, ie good direction or at the very least some proper editing to serve as an emotional sat-nav.
Brigit Grant
The greatest achievement of this bleak drama is how it makes us sympathize with a character that could have been easily stereotyped if played by a not-so-great actress, but Sidibe is superb as well as Mo'Nique, who shines as the selfish mother.
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Deriving from some controversial source material, "Precious" is a very well made picture with performances that will blow your mind. It is definitely a film for people with strong stomaches and someone who can cope well with watching or hearing about rape. It revolves around the life of Clareece, an abused teenager who has never gone to school and is raped by her father to birth children into the family. Her transformation out of the family is really what the core of this movie is about, and it is shown with pure wonder, with some very cool stylistic techniques and questionable editing. This film feels a little too explicit at times, but I loved watching it, and it's very commendable. Definitely worth it's praise!
'Precious' should probably be rated higher than 2 1/2 stars, but I found the movie so depressing. I prefer my entertainment less realistic than this I guess.
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