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Matt Burgess
21May12
Mo'Nique lives up to the hype, she is simultaneously hilarious (shrieking insults and chucking TVs down stairwells like a black Dawn Davenport), grotesque and in her final scene, heartbreaking. Glossy 90s R&B music video aesthetics aside (oh well its Hollywood), the batshit insanity on display and beautifully raw, natural performances by Gabourey Sidibe and the supporting cast members make it worth a watch.
AdamantCocoon
5Feb12
What everyone said: potent acting (even a Mariah Carey nails it), but such baggy, meretricious direction.
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Westley
19Jan12
Some of the emotional scenes and dialog in this movie felt really melodramatic and overwritten; as if they were designed specifically to get the actors to emote (cry) as much as possible so that they could win acting awards. I'm all for emotional scenes in movies, but only if they feel real and organic. Many of the emotional scenes and monologues in this movie were so phony I was rolling my eyes.
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Michael Harbour
16Jan12
Amazing performances all around (and from some unexpected sources) in the service of a grim tale buoyed with just a bit of hope. See it for the story. See it for the performances. See it to have your heart ripped open.
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Tyler Aikens
20Dec11
A decent movie, not amazing, a little too Dangerous Minds for me though, but a good movie nonetheless. I think people need to consider what the target audience was for this film before they shit all over it though.
Brandon Isaacson
16Dec11
This film is not exploitative. Was Shakespeare exploitative? It's a tragedy, not a realist drama. Precious is a beautiful film that addresses important American problems that transcend race or situation. It's about our value as individuals in a vast world. This film poignantly stands up and says, you are Precious, and you deserve to be loved, no matter who you are or where you come from.
Risya
16Dec11
While it has some good acting performances but the whole movie basically come off as contrived. It compiled grim exaggerated disturbing stereotypical drama and throws them at you to exploit your emotions and manipulate you into sadness. I think the hype came from people who felt too guilty to point out how bad this movie truly is.
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WhatsUpWill
20Nov11
Brutally honest. Some people can't take it, that's fine. It doesn't mean it's necessarily bad.
Charles Deckert
22Aug11
I've been reconsidering this one. The first time I saw it, it struck me in its gradually shocking little tragedies (from the motherly hatred to the incest to the illiteracy to the testing positive for HIV through the aforementioned incest), perhaps in the same way Mondo Cane struck people who saw it. I'm wondering if I've been subject to what Jean Cocteau refers to as "emotional blackmail." Anyone care to infer?
Derriere Garde
15Aug11
Walking off into the sunset with your mongoloid babies and a welfare check isn't inspiring, it's degenerate. This movie has the unintended effect of displaying the necessity of eugenics.
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Charles Deckert
22Aug11
When you put it that way, it really makes the film seem more than just a big budget Lifetime made-for-TV shock and awe.
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WhatsUpWill
20Nov11
You totally misunderstood the ending. It's inspiring. We know her life is still going to be very difficult. But she's moving forward, she's going to get more education, and eventually a job. That's not a cheap ending. It's rewarding while it still acknowledging the looming mountain. And that's why it works incredibly well.
Larrotino
22Mar11
la voce fuoricampo è sempre un ripiego, dialoghi quasi sempre imbarazzantemente didascalici
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Daniel S.
3Mar11
I don't mind biopics. Even sad biopics. The more disturbing is the argument, the more happy is the cinephile in me. Now PRECIOUS also belongs to the maudlin post Capra denunciatory genre. With Maria Carey and Lenny Kravitz as artistic cautions and Oprah Winfrey as the High Priestess. Yes. And suddenly I feel tired, very tired. A DVD zone less guilty conscience.
KAIJA EIGHTY
22Oct10
mo'nique is not the only thing worth watching in this movie. that's ridiculous. more people need to experience being poor, disgustingly unnattractive, black, female and sexually abused by both parental parties for a day. while super painful to watch, and not my favourite of movies cause of it, this movie--book-- has merit. shock some perspective right into you.
