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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 03 Nov 2009

As hard as the subject of incest and rape and abuse can be, it's a truly inspirational tale of overcoming the odds and never losing sight of…

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Review of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

By Clay Cane (203) for BET.com (238) on 03 Nov 2009

Even if Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Katherine Hepburn all came back from the dead -- they could not pull that Oscar out of Mo'Nique's hands…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 02 Nov 2009

Baby Mama Dearest minus the coat hangers and Hollywood mansion, this bad parenting horror movie boasts exceptional performances, but is social…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for New Yorker (1,403) on 02 Nov 2009

What we have here is a fouled-up fairy tale of oppression and empowerment, and it’s hard not to be ensnared by its mixture of rank maleficence…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for Cinematical (752) on 27 Oct 2009

Compelling and artistic, punctuated with warm humor and masterful performances, and ultimately triumphant and hopeful…

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By Nick Davis (360) for Nick's Flick Picks (358) on 17 Oct 2009

Frequently plays as though Daniels conceived it as a mash-up of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Rob Marshall's Chicago…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 15 Oct 2009

Stunning performances from Mo'Nique and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe can evoke expressions of horror and disbelief from the audience: but young…

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By Marlow Stern (69) for Manhattan Movie Magazine (35) on 11 Oct 2009

Since Precious bears such an unpalatable, relentlessly-bleak-to-the-point-of-cliché ghetto premise (see: Tyler Perry), its effectiveness as…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 02 Oct 2009

An emotionally poignant film about a degraded and abused African-American teenage girl whose life is turned around by the love and concern…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Giant Magazine (68) on 01 Oct 2009

More than anything though, Precious is a remarkable showcase for its all-female ensemble cast…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Sep 2009

One for the Stuff White People Like canon, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is an impeccably acted piece of trash…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 15 Sep 2009

It's a once-in-a-blue-moon experience that tests the boundaries of film, with an electrifying, positively Oscar-worthy performance by salty…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 08 Sep 2009

Sidibe's downright jaw-dropping performance undoubtedly goes a long way towards creating and maintaining an atmosphere of raw authenticity…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 03 Jul 2009

This is an actors' movie through and through, with all of them pulling off the key emotional scenes magnificently…

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By Jonathan Crocker (102) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 17 May 2009

Boasting strong performances and lightened by a few flashes of much-needed easy humour, Precious is let down by Daniels' ropey direction -…

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