Full Movie Reviews
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3/4
Sad and Depressing!
MovieAddict - wrote on 05/12/2012
Precious is an illiterate sixteen year old obese teenager who is now into her second pregnancy (an incestuous pregnancy, I might add by her own dad). She has an abusive mother, Mary, who puts her down both verbally and physically at every opportunity. Mary does not have a job and spends her time sitting at home awaiting her welfare check. Even when Precious has an opportunity to attend a good school, her deadbeat mother simply wants her to stay at home and cook. Despite all these setbacks, Precious is presented with an opportunity to attend an alternative education program and eventually finds a mentor at the school named Ms. Rain (Paula Patton). With the help of her new teacher, Precious gains the courage to stand up to her abusive mother and takes control of her own life.
It was …
Rating of
0.5/4
Fresh-Ass: Based On the Novel Tush By Ass-Fire
Amyaronson - wrote on 07/18/2011
Before I start this, I have to reference 30 Rock. They referenced a porn parody of Precious, titled "Fresh-Ass: Based on the Novel Tush by Assfire." HAHAHAHA. HA.
I hate this movie with all of my heart. When I was in high school, I was on speech and debate, and I focused on dramatic and humorous interpretations, aka 10 minute monologues. Most people in dramatic interp would do very dramatic pieces about rape/abuse/death and end up sobbing and pounding their fists on the floor and quivering their screamo voices. I always ended up rolling my eyes because, really, how hard is it to get all worked up and cry? As a woman, you are born with that gift (curse?). Anywho, that's what Precious was to me.
Precious is really fat. Like, morbidly obese. Not, Real Women Have Curves Go Get 'Em Diva …
Rating of
0.5/4
One of the Biggest Cinematic Turds EVER
The SHC - wrote on 04/16/2010
God, what a bad movie. I really don't understand how anyone could like Precious. It's generic, not well made, poorly acted, and poorly written, as well as based on a crappy book. In my opinion, this is one of the worst movies of 2009, and is vastly overrated.
PLOT- The plot is pretty generic. It's the same basic over-used story that's practically a cliché now: a poor, illiterate New York teenager who has a crap personal life. Based on how many movies follow that plot, half the city's fuckin' population must consist of illiterate teenagers.
SCRIPT- Pretty average script really. I neither loved it nor hated it. It's actually the best aspect of this bombshell of a movie, and that's pretty fuckin' sad.
CHARACTERS- Ooh, boy, and what characters they are! I absolutely despised every …
Rating of
3.5/4
Great
Nerva - wrote on 03/27/2010
This was one of the few movies this year that actually deserved it's hype. While the story itself was tragic the movie was surprisingly upbeat. While it seems almost like a cliche, the inner city school teacher reaching out to a girl with problems at home this movie is surprisingly fresh. Mo'Nique certainly deserved her oscar, there is no other actress who could have played this role as perfectly as her. Sidibe on the other hand I found bland, it seems as if her role could have been played by anyone with similar physical characteristics, it's not the character that is so interesting, it is the circumstances surrounding her that draw you in. This movie inspires you to try to reach out and help people, why with the premise it would seem to be overly dramatic it's actually an uplifting …
