The most amazing part of Precious is that, despite the unbelievable and unrecoverable despair shown onscreen, the film still manages to convey a sense of hope.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 30, 2023

Despite its dark subject matter, the film was elevated by knockout performances from a then-unknown Gabourey Sidibe and powerhouse Mo’nique...

| Oct 31, 2022

An unflinching film that musters striking inner-city iconography for communion and baptism, carries welcome respites of light humor and includes two divergently emotional performances from Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 3, 2022

As she embarks on a journey for redemption, respect and self-affirming validation, we as an audience can only hold on to our seats, watching her take the bumps and bruises that lay in her path.

| Jan 25, 2022

Boasts several of the most outstanding performances of the year, along with a relentlessly taxing plot and disquietingly unforgettable imagery.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Nov 29, 2020

Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe shows that we don't need the fantasy sequences to reveal what Precious is feeling, conveying her character's lifetime of hurt with blazing intensity.

| Nov 27, 2020

Do yourself a favor and take a chance on Claireece 'Precious' Jones.

| Original Score: 4.0/4.0 | Sep 20, 2020

A strong female cast led by Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique and singer Mariah Carey add both grace and gravity to unbelievably trying circumstances.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 22, 2020

When discussing comedians who became dramatic actors, Oscar winners Robin Williams and Jamie Foxx come to mind, as do Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. But none had a more extreme transformation than Mo'Nique for Precious.

| Mar 31, 2020

For its portrait of a complex young woman caught in horrific circumstances, Lee Daniels' story - embellished by some incredible performances - is truly exceptional.

| Jan 23, 2020

Those moments are what push Precious in the 온라인카지노추천 movie of the week direction. But when Daniels steps back and lets the story and the performances speak for themselves, this is powerful stuff.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 6, 2019

When director Lee Daniels keeps his focus on that mother-daughter relationship, the film really soars. Unfortunately, Daniels adds a lot of busy work and secondary characters that for the most part don't bring anything to the film.

| May 11, 2019

A brutally believable story that could be happening to any girl right now, with an unknown actress who blows right off the screen and makes you feel everything she is.

| Mar 9, 2019

Precious is a hard but worthy journey.

| Nov 17, 2018

Unexpected and moving, Precious is a gem from the projects.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 4, 2018

This is either a good film with quite a few flaws, or a flawed film which is also quite good, but that's all right. None of us is perfect, after all.

| Aug 30, 2018

The performances of Sidibe and Mo'Nique are extraordinary and spellbinding.

| Jan 17, 2018

... Precious is a true story of survival and hope and not to be missed.

| Original Score: A | Sep 12, 2017

If you are going to bring a victim of this magnitude to the screen, give her history the treatment it deserves, ie good direction or at the very least some proper editing to serve as an emotional sat-nav.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 23, 2017

It's amazing how the film turns out to be infinitely moving in spite of Mr. Daniels's stylistic self-destruct.

| Oct 7, 2015