Too many fans seem to be blown away

Really Surprised!

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, 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. My biggest issue with 'Precious' was the fact that it really missed the whole dynamic drama that it needed but also it didn't move me as much as i expected it to do. Plus the acting although good it was not anything sort of oscar either and i'm sorry but there's way better domestic violence and dramatic driven human films out there for sure. (5/10)

Mo' nique should have walked away with every award .... a masterpiece of acting . Sidibe was remarkable as well.... and it was nice to see Mariah Carey put away the glitz and glam to get dirty ... she was excellent. This story was hard to watch... but the acting was superb

I find it ironic with a film directed and produced by Lee Daniels, with Oprah Winfrey on board as executive producer, that some reviewers on this board would consider the film racist. What it says to me is that any treatment of an historical event or a real life situation would be considered racist if the person watching is uncomfortable with it. That's always bugged me, because how are creative artists supposed to get their message across if they can't show the way people are and the ways they strive to better themselves? As for the picture, I was in OMG! mode ten minutes in when Mother Mary (Mo'Nique) began her verbal assault against her daughter Precious (Gabourey Sidibe). That some people actually live in this kind of environment is more than an eye opener for those of us better advantaged. It was incredible that Precious maintained a sense of decency and humility by attempting to make life better for herself considering the enormous odds working against her.From a personal point of view, I don't know how teachers like Ms. Blu Rain (Paula Patton) are able to do what they do, showing the kind of patience and understanding needed to draw abused students out of their shell to foster learning. I don't think it's something I could do, and I have the utmost compassion and regard for those kinds of teachers and social workers who can go to work every day with the prospect of failure never far away. It has to make the positive results achieved somewhat triumphant.I'm glad I watched this picture but I thought there would be more of a resolution to the fate of Precious at the end of the story. Though there was some closure for her in disowning her abusive mother, one can't help but realize that there was no happy ending here for a single mother with two young children and no immediate prospects for improvement except for keeping a positive attitude and desire to succeed. It takes a special kind of person to maintain that drive without succumbing to dire circumstances surrounding them. I would have preferred more of a silver lining ending to the story, but in reality, life doesn't always work like that.

The story is about a black girl who is sixteen years old and abuse. She lives in severe environment because the film focus on poor classes in the New York. She is was sexually and physically harassed by her mother and her father-in-law. In addition, she gets pregnant with him. However, she meets a woman teacher and she finds out her own wishes. In the end, the girl and mother tries to compromise.The film has dialogue and colors. The genre of this movie is drama. It is cruel to describe the scene of child abuse. However, that is why it is easy to empathize with the girl of a story. Though I hasn't gone through as the main character, the film will give wishes for audiences. In addition, I have to thank my environment.