Drama, 2009 (Rated R)
Another gritty and shockingly real film by the producer of Monster's Ball. An illiterate 17 year old is pregnant with her 2ND child by her father, abused by her welfare dependent mother and among other problems is struggling in school. This teenager is essentially alone in the world. She is lost in the shuffle with little options or hope for escape. She is as strong as she is alone. Resilient even in the face of such misery her escape is a fantasy world where she is exactly what she wishes she could be. Her second pregnancy turns out to be a blessing in disguise as it leads her to a set of people who actually seem to care.
- I knew that this movie was going to be heavy and so I prepared myself for that.
- It has sort of a documentary type feel about it which I think added to the realness of the story.
- I can't even imagine such suffering and pain that this young girl has endured.
- Some of the scenes were so ugly that it was kind of hard to watch. It is just so sad and unimaginable that there are people in the world who could do such horrible and ugly things to an innocent person who has done nothing except be born and didn't even have an actual choice in that.
- Instead of giving up Precious chose to just keep moving forward and fighting for what she wanted. Her kids and her life.
- Sidebe did an amazing job acting. It's hard to believe that acting was just something she tried just because.
- I hated Precious's mom (Mo'Nique). She was ugly and hateful. Even when she felt remorse I still hated her because her actions are unforgivable. Mo'Nique did an excellent job playing this role.
- Mariah Carey as a plain jane social worker was an interesting sight. Glamour girl be gone. I think it's good that she stepped outside of her usual role of playing a glamorous singer and took on something different. In all of those other movies her acting was awful but I feel that stripped down to the bare basics served her well. The acting was a huge improvement.
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