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All movies seen on 04/18/2011

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Precious (2009)

Directed by Lee Daniels

Drama

Most recently watched by lordofthemovies, jakeneff, sleestakk

Overview

Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece “Precious” Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can’t read.

Rated R | Length 110 minutes

Actors

Gabourey Sidibe | Mo'Nique | Paula Patton | Mariah Carey | Lenny Kravitz | Sherri Shepherd | Stephanie Andujar | Chyna Layne | Amina Robinson | Xosha Roquemore | Angelic Zambrana | Aunt Dot | Nealla Gordon | Grace Hightower | Barret Helms | Kimberly Russell | Bill Sage | Susan Taylor | Kendall Toombs | Alexander Toombs | Cory Davis | Rochelle McNaughton | Abigail Savage

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

PRECIOUS wants you to feel something SO BAD. It’s trying SO HARD to squeeze some kind of emotion out of the audience that I think it falls flat. The movie was serviceable. I’ll give it that. Gabourey Sidibe is phenomenal in the lead role as Precious and it was great to see Mariah Carey stretch her acting legs. However, the “HEY, ACADEMY, LOOK AT ME! OVER HERE! HEEEEEY! I’M ACTIIIING!” award goes to Mo’Nique. Good God, I couldn’t stand that role. And she won an award?! Seriously, Academy, are you that gullible? In no way did I believe her for a second. Her character was so over-the-top despicable that it was borderline comedic.

PRECIOUS is Oscar Bait at it’s best. It’s a shame because there are some good performances in here. But the story is generic and really doesn’t hold water. It tried really hard, but didn’t pull any genuine emotional responses from me. And I cry whenever I watch LAND BEFORE TIME.

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