Its a very good drama and pretty hard to hold your tears. Great acting and a nice story.Its about a 16 year old girl named Precious living a pretty tough life in Harlem.

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.

Just for starters, please do watch the film.First thought that it is not a movie about black people (like all those movies showcasing about the discrimination shown/was shown to them).The movie is about HUMANS, about the precious people we have around. It is a bold movie, which questions how we treat people, how the media/society have changed our perception of beauty, and how tough is it for girls who have to live a life of "Precious".The acting is amazing, and the technical aspects of shooting dream sequences will remain fresh for a long time.Overall, the movie is too bold to be a Hollywood product. It has that quality and vibe of world cinema

I watched the DVD of Precious, and not knowing a lot about the film prior to watching it, I didn't have high expectations. There were no big name actors in this and it was about an obese young woman. Usually I wouldn't watch a film like this, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the film and the acting.Precious is the main character and she is an obese black teenager from Harlem who we find has learning difficulties. We are then introduced to her home life with her mother and we find that she has been brought up in very difficult circumstances. Not a lot is going favourably for Precious but she has a break by being introduced to a alternative teaching scheme and from there things start slowly to change for her. The film is about her breaking free from the hole that she finds herself in at the beginning.I really like this film because the two main actresses were so good that they brought a quite bleak story to life. The dynamic between Precious and her mother was unforgettable. There personalities shone through in two incredible performances. There is a lot of swearing and violence but I never thought it was gratuitous. In fact it was this relationship that I thought was the best part of the film. I never expected anything as brutal and engrossing as that, and as a viewer you get sucked into the plight of such a hopeless situation.Outside of her home, Precious finds a chance of a new life through her class teacher and class mates. Again the acting was really good and we see Precious having some fun in class and some welcome humour in that situation. 8/10