Precious Critic Reviews

A great American film.Read the full review

Qualifies as the most painful, poetic and improbably beautiful film of the year.Read the full review

A movie about an obese Harlem teenager who's raped by her father and abused by her mother. 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.Read the full review

This movie catalogs a wealth of human ugliness. It’s even been made to look ugly, presumably to underscore the horror movie that is Precious’s life.Read the full review

Genuinely and irresistibly inspirational.Read the full review

It's a potent and moving experience, because by the end you feel you've witnessed nothing less than the birth of a soul.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

Claireece "Precious" Jones, played by Gabourey Sidibe, 24, in an astounding debut that brims with grit and amazing grace.Read the full review