Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

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Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd

In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

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  • Galeocerdo
    January 8, 2010
    Galeocerdo
    Review coming soon.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 7, 2010
    sanjurosamurai
    i went into this film expecting melodrama, instead i sat through a heartwrenching film based far more in reality than excess. there was only one sappy hollywood effected and contrived scene, and it wasnt enough to spoil an otherwise emotional expirience. mo'nique deserves the h...( read more)ype she is getting for her performance as she ends up as one of the most effective screen villians i have ever seen, brooding indimadation through every scene she was in. the results of depravity are so clearly on display here that the character studies will be referenced for a long time to come. lee daniels actually misstepped a few times in directorial decisions, but overall this film is powerful and deserves notice.
  • mrpopcorn
    January 6, 2010
    mrpopcorn
    "Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious."

    In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

    ...( read more)ont size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook">REVIEW
    Harrowing yet ultimately inspiring and uplifting melodrama about an abused, near-illiterate teenage girl (portrayed with amazing skill by novice Sidibe in this jaw-dropping big-screen acting debut) whose incest-plagued homelife nearly poisons her to the point of self-destruction with only her welfare-dependent monstrous mother (incredibly enacted by comedienne Mo'Nique) whose love/hate relationship has taken its toll to the limit. Novice filmmaker Lee Daniels makes an indelible impression with his flair for fantasy and reality that blends and blurs the edges of a young woman who is at the precipice of despair. Oscar nominations should be in order for Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Patton ? as the sympathetic and inspirational teacher-figure and dare I even say, Carey as a de-glammed social worker whose empathy has its limits. Powerfully overwhelming with human emotion. One of the best films of the year.
  • RCCLBC
    December 30, 2009
    RCCLBC
    I went into this expecting to be an emotional wreck when it was over, but that never happened. Though it was quite disturbing and very moving.

    I will say that the cast is AMAZING and they all do a phenomenal job.

    Especially the two leads (Sidibe and Mo'Nique) who really ...( read more)loose themsleves in their roles and drag you right into their dark and twisted world. While Paula Patton as Precious's teacher, gives a very powerful performance and offers one of the few rays of hope in Precious's otherwise bleak world.

    And, I never thought I would EVER say (much less write) a kind word about Mariah Carey as I think she is a talentless singer and one of the most annoying personalities on the planet...but (mark this on your calendars) I have to say that her performance was solid and totally believable. Her brief but powerful part is well worth noting.

    My only problem with the film is with the WAY that the story is told, especially the fantasy/escape scenes. While I can see someone feeling like Precious needed some sort of escape/relief (for fear her story might otherwise be far too horrific for some people to take), but to me it really cheapens the feel of the film and trivializes to some extent the overall power of the story.

    Because of this It felt to me (at times) a little too much like a (R rated version ) of a "Lifetime Movie" or an "After School Special". But perhaps that was the intent...to make it accessible to a wider audience?
  • stopitgoaway
    December 27, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    This is a very moving story. Some of the previews and trailers do it no justice though, they make it out to be a fairy tale movie, when there's little fantasy about it. Yes she (precious, the lead) wants to be someone else, but she gradually learns life isn't like that and she's ...( read more)stuck with who she is. For those thinking it's a clever piece of a large coloured girl pretending to be white as some trailers may suggest, that plays VERY little in the movie. The trailers should have focused not on her day dreams, but on the 'days'.

    This is a fantastic story of a girl, doomed from the very beginning, struggling like no other... and takes it, but slowly starts to think for herself and her actions change as she learns. Very clever writing and acting to perceive this, after all, it's slow moving, as is the rate she educates herself... but on this occasion the speed of the storyline is actually totally relevant to the movie. I don't want to spoil the story but trust me, this is a film which centres around a remarkably challenged individual in every facet of life and shows how she copes. The acting is first rate and totally believable for the situation, which I again stress is totally and utterly an up-hill battle.

    To anyone that enjoys proper drama...WATCH THIS MOVIE. Please
  • CraigJay
    February 9, 2010
    CraigJay
    High expectations, high outcome. The acting is sensational with believable situations, just fantastic and a new appreciation for story telling like this.
  • scottydgibbs
    February 9, 2010
    scottydgibbs
    a exellent performance from babourney sibide, her first role. as a troubled 16 year old, enrolling at a new inner city school for troubled learners, pregnant for 2nd time,and no prospects in lifeand a abusive mother exellently played by mo,nique, nice touches throughout, really g...( read more)etting to the charactor of precious,
  • VanillaInMyCoffee
    February 8, 2010
    VanillaInMyCoffee
    I cannot give this film justice by describing it. All I have to say is I was amazed, I was moved and I was touched. This is one of those films that change your life.
  • Codrutz
    February 8, 2010
    Codrutz
    Good acting by all actors involved in this flick. They made it real. A very touching story indeed.
  • vela21
    February 7, 2010
    vela21
    sorry but i really dont want to see it....
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