I kept waiting for the hard punch that was never there

This movie had me almost in tears it felt so unbelievably real & Mo'Nique proved beyond any shadow of a doubt in my mind that she can act & it's an absolute injustice that Gabourey Sidibe did not win an oscar

The hideous Precious derives its critical success from its flattery of white prejudices and shoddily-camouflaged encouragement of black shame. A Springer-esque pageant of reductive stereotyping, obnoxious "shock" sequences and highfalutin pity, Daniels' portrait of the preposterously overblown life of the film's titular character also commits the shameful atrocity of political insignificance. The root of its lead's contrived problems are deemed less important than the callow documenting thereof.

well the acting was ok to a point, but the whole thing in one piece was boring and after like 30mins i was hoping for it to end

Enjoyability 24/25 Visuals 12/15 Audio 6/10 Acting 9/10 Story/Plot 23/25 Production Values 7/10 Intuitiveness/Ambitiousness 5/5 Bonus 7/10

A morbidly obese and illiterate Harlem teenager who is pregnant with her second child by her father and is abused verbally and physically by her mother. It's depressing, repulsive, and heartbreaking. It travels the depth of the human condition, but there are glimpses of hope spread throughout that bleak picture, and that's what makes this movie inspirational. Also, the juxtaposition of the vibrant fantasy sequences with the bleak and painful images make it that much more powerful.

Outstanding performances from everyone. Mariah Carey as a social worker is odd and a big bonus, too.

This is not a review for Precious; this is a review for America: "You suck!"

Not bad, not that great either.

I think this movie could have potentially been good had it not made me fell totally distant from its characters and if the screenplay were made better and it didn't drag on so much. The acting was adequate and the atmosphere was decent, but in the end it just ended up being another shallow drama with enough eyerolling pandering to make one cringe.

84.250

Excelente filme, excelentes atuações, história bem marcante e forte. Recomendo.

A very touching film that is difficult to watch during some scenes, yet it's such a bold film with some fine acting performances, especially from both Gabby & Mo'Nique. It follows young Precious and her struggle growing up with abusive parents, and we watch her life turn around when she is enrolled in an alternative school that helps her get back on her feet. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film and I think it sets a solid message for those watching it, and definitley one not to be missed.

Winfrey, Perry and Daniels make an unholy triumvirate. They come together at some intersection of race exploitation and opportunism.

Very, very well acted misery porn, but misery porn nonetheless. Mo'Nique is fantastic, as are Sidibe, Carey, and Patton, but the film is rambling past the point of episodic to being insanely disjointed, the moralizing is too easy, the optimism is forced and treacly, and Daniels' direction seemed amateurish to me, using gimmick upon gimmick (the talking photos, the music video montages, the Two Women scene, to name but a very few) as a poor substitute for true insight into Precious's psyche.

Jeg var ikke vild med den. Den burde vælge, hvad den virkelig brænder for at sige noget om og ikke fortælle om både homeseksuelle forhold, analfabetisme, incest og overvægt - det er lidt for meget af det gode!

so over-the-top and ridiculous, that i was surprised that david duke wasn't the screenwriter.

I thought this was a nice film, no doubt. Great acting - especially from the supporting parts actually. The classroom girls are really fun, as is Kravitz as Nurse John. As usual the Oscar-nominees aren't really the ones to talk about, and the film is definitely not worthy of beating some other competitors. In the end, I was kind of bored of just having the good ol' "development"-story, and when you expect the film to take a darker, more worrying turn, you're left dissapointed. Still - good work.

Powerful, if heavy-handed, "Precious" is a thought-provoking film that is occasionally hard to watch and fails to avoid several clichés, but is salvaged by Lee Daniels' smart, swift direction, the exceptional editing and of course the breath-taking performances. Gabourey Sdibe is very good -especially considering that this is her acting debut- but the real revelation is Mo'Nique. Her potent performance is one of the best of the last decade. She's the reason this film works.

it influenced me

I can't be too negative on a movie that is done so well. The film portrays the elements of Precious' life - her Harlem neighborhood, her sexually abusive father, physically and verbally abusive mother, and her vivid imagination and fantasy world - in such a raw and tangible way. The cast does deserve the majority of the respect and esteem that it gets - even though, IMO, certain actors (Mo'Nique) are too overblown to be taken seriously in some instances, but not entirely insincere. A must-see.

"One for the Stuff White People Like canon, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is an impeccably acted piece of trash." - Ed Gonzalez

I was ready to hate this movie going in. I'd heard all the buzz, was familiar with all the parties involved, and heard that Mo'Nique of all people gave an Oscar worthy performance. I didn't buy into any of it, but was eventually broken down with all of the ridiculous praise it was receiving, even from people I respected. The short? It was a great film, and Mo'Nique was legitimately excellent as well. That's a gigantic check in the box of "Things I Never Thought I'd See".