Precious
Release Date: November 6th, 2009 (limited)
Clareece "Precious" Jones is an overweight, HIV-positive, African-American teen in Harlem. Just as she's about to give birth to her second child (the result of incest), Jones is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new path in her life. Paula Patton (Idlewild, Deja Vu) will play the teacher; a newcomer named Gabourey Sidibe -- who auditioned among 300 other girls -- will play Precious. Mo'nique plays her wretched mother, and singer Lenny Kravitz (in his theatrical debut) plays a kindly nurse who helps Precious. The film also features a cameo by singer/actress Mariah Carey. The film is an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sapphire (Ramona Lofton).
Stars: Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe and Sherri Shepperd
I just posted my review of Precious. Mo'Nique will surely win every conceivable award in the circuit. The film will be nominated for best picture. It's powerful and extremely well acted. It ranks third in 2009 for me at this point behind The Hurt Locker and A Serious Man. I suggest everyone here check it out if it plays near them. Beware it's a very dark and in your face film.
Mo'Nique is more than just a bitch in Precious. She is a straight up villain. Her character is closer to the madness and terror of the Joker and Anton Chigurh than to the bitchiness of let's say Louise Fletcher in Cuckoo's Nest.
I have read the book and it was a great read. If the movie can capture that essence it will be powerful. I am just wondering how much of the darkness they had to cut or imply to get the movie made. The book made me uneasy and that is rare.
And Miss Daisy was eventually likeable but for the first 70 minutes was a racist. I thiink that qualifies her for "bitch".
"I highly suspected I was becoming a legend." Ignatius J. Riley
"If Transporter 3 was better than TDK then the first Transporter was the filmic equivalent of doing heroin while getting a Bl** J** from god." Me
I spoilered my response for two reasons. One is to not ruin anything for the movie or book for anybody who still has yet to see/read it. The second is to keep the response hidden from people who may not want to know. As I said it makes me uneasy and you should all know that is not easy to do by a standard hollywood movie.
The scene in the book where the father first starts to molest Precious when she is only a few months old. I can imagine them keeping that scene out of the movie. At least I hope they do. Even as a flashback told from (i think) the mother's POV it was disgusting and made me cry.
I edited the spoiler for a white text instead. for some reason the spoiler [ut the text in a black box and left it visible.
Last edited by Donte77 on November 3rd, 2009, 7:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
"I highly suspected I was becoming a legend." Ignatius J. Riley
"If Transporter 3 was better than TDK then the first Transporter was the filmic equivalent of doing heroin while getting a Bl** J** from god." Me
They do mention that and they do have a flashback but they don't show anything graphic in regards to that scene. They obviously couldn't even if they wanted to without being slapped with an NC-17.
Sometimes there's just a role that's perfect for someone, though everything else they've done is not seen in a good light. This is probably one of those times.
Tenet: Criterion Edition. Now with more Backwards Man.
