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Precious

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

2009

Lee Daniels

Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey ...

6.7

32,134

Drama 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. Clareece 'Precious' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is a high-school girl with nothing working in her favor. She is pregnant with her father’s child—for the second time. She can’t read or write, and her schoolmates tease her for being fat. Her home life is a horror, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A great American film (...) an inspiring ending. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"Genuinely and irresistibly inspirational."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"It's a potent and moving experience, because by the end you feel you've witnessed nothing less than the birth of a soul"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"Not even Douglas Sirk or Lars von Trier would heap so much abuse on a heroine. And yet, on its own melodramatic, tear-jerking terms, Precious works."	POS
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"Nothing quite prepares you for the rough-cut diamond that is Precious. A rare blend of pure entertainment and dark social commentary, this shockingly raw, surprisingly irreverent and absolutely unforgettable story"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A genuine work of art (...) Nimble and self-assured as Mr. Daniels’s direction may be, he could not make you believe in “Precious” unless you were able to believe in Precious herself. You will."	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Despite its melodramatic moments, remarkable performances drive home the film's inspiring message"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"Qualifies as the most painful, poetic and improbably beautiful film of the year."	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"While it may not be perfect on a technical level, dramatically it’s a blow-your-socks-off triumph. Be moved. Very, very moved."	POS
United States	Amy Biancolli SFGATE	"It's depressing, devastating, harrowing and repulsive. But there are lyric flights of hope interspersed among that raw naturalism, and that's what makes this movie amazing."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Precious (...) tunnels inside your head, leaves you moved like no film in years and then lifts you up in ways you don't see coming. (...) deserves its place among the year's best films. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS

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