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A gritty, life-affirming tale of an abused African-American teenager's struggle to change her life in 1980s Harlem. 16-year-old Clareece 'Precious' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) has been abused from an early age by her now absent father, and is pregnant with his second child. With a venomous mother Mary (Mo'Nique) who treats her like a servant and her school life blighted by her illiteracy, Precious struggles to cope with her seemingly hopeless life. But the offer of a place in an alternative school and the nurturing of literacy teacher Ms. Rain (Paula Patton) soon begin to transform the teenager, offering her a path to a brighter future. Mo'Nique won the Best Supporting Actress awards at both the 2010 BAFTAs and the Academy Awards for her portrayal of Mary.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. R. W. Graham
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Format:Blu-ray
At first glance, Precious looks like one of those dodgy tv movies that you get on channel 5 or hallmark in the afternoons, but Precious is miles better than that. This is quite simply a stunning film, one of the most well acted films that you'll see this year. It's very bleak, and you'll have every sympathy with the lead character played by the fantastic Gabourey Sidibe, a complete newcomer with apparently no acting experience, in fact, you could say that her tale is as worthy of being turned into a film as Precious herself. Mo'nique thoroughly deserves the best supporting actress oscar, playing a truly vile character and Mariah Carey is a complete revelation as a social worker. This is an excellent film that took me completely by surprise.
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Bobby Smith
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I liked this film, for its honesty, its reflection of a lifestyle that is (thankfully) beyond comprehension for the majority of its watchers. The film, although less brutal than the book, is a glimpse into a world of low self-esteem, where the central character struggles to find her identity - beyond that of her welfare cheque grabbing mother. So yes, there are many flashback scenes - to a world where Precious hopes to live, complete with light skinned boyfriend and flash dresses - but they are integral to the self-denial that people suffering low self-esteem have as a defence mechanism. In that sense Precious is a very real film, a film that does the social duty of showing the majority population the problems of people who are outside the 'norm' - by being fat, black or poor. A final sentence on the performance of Mariah Carey - expertly cast as a social worker type - fantastic and one can only hope she gives up her day job as a singer!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By elizabeth
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fantastic DVD which made me feel so protective over the main character and also so proud. Despite a horrific young life with everything stacked against her, Precious triumphs over adversity. Moving and utterly watchable!!!!! Do not be surprised if you shed a few tears!
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shocking
Wow what a very disturbing film. some of the scenes were a bit too realistic. there is a OMG scene with baby. be warned!
Published 1 month ago by Yvonne
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great film
i love this film set in the 1987 i has very diffcult subjects in makes you laugh and cry in parts it worth watching i might read the book it gets the whole family talking
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Precious
I really enjoyed this film. The only criticism I have is that during the first part of the film it was really hard to understand what Precious was saying. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pauline Westbury
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Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
This ultimately life-affirming tale of an abused African-American teenager in 1980s Harlem has amazing performances from Gabourey Sidibe and an Oscar-winning Mo'Nique.
Published 2 months ago by Paul Townsend
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Prefer the book
In terms of creating vivid imagery and haunting memories, the book does this and presents the themes far better. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Princesslianne
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Eye's Wide Open
You can easily forget that this is actually a true to life film.
A pregnant girl, raped by her father and unaware she has aids, pushed down the stairs by her mother finding... Read more
A pregnant girl, raped by her father and unaware she has aids, pushed down the stairs by her mother finding... Read more
Published 3 months ago by LuckyLouise
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Simply Amazing
Precious is a wonderfully sad film capturing the life of a teenage girl who is physically and mentally abused by her family. Read more
Published 3 months ago by amy
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Superior!
s i m p l y d o e s n ' t g e t a n y b e t t e r !
Published 3 months ago by Christian Edlmayer
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Precious
Sad but good, it will have you crying but smiling when you realise someone made a film, like this one, about the awful things that happened. A lovely ending though
Published 3 months ago by Ms A Bellos
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Precious
A really good film with a very powerful message, the language is quite strong and colourful , but as Tyler Perry has said, there is no easy way to talk about this most difficult... Read more
Published 4 months ago by T. Queely
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