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    Instead, they pass by with the glazed-over, lookie-lookie luridness of a ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ episode.” "A former casting director, Daniels shows undeniable savoir faire with his actors, a mix of musicians and comedians effectively cast against type, from a dark-haired, deglamorized Mariah Carey as a tough-love social worker to a subtle Lenny Kravitz as an attentive male nurse" observes Scott Foundas in the Village Voice. Full Article at Indie Wire
    A former casting director, Daniels shows undeniable savoir faire with his actors, a mix of musicians and comedians effectively cast against type, from a dark-haired, deglamorized Mariah Carey as a tough-love social worker to a subtle Lenny Kravitz as an attentive male nurse
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago
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  1. The elements of Precious are powerful and shocking, but the movie is programmed. It is its own study guide.
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago
  2. A rare blend of pure entertainment and dark social commentary, this shockingly raw, surprisingly irreverent and absolutely unforgettable story of an obese, illiterate, pregnant black Harlem teen circa 1987 is one that you hope will not be dismissed as too difficult, because it should not be missed.
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago
  3. Not since ‘The Birth of a Nation’ has a mainstream movie demeaned the idea of black American life as much as ‘Precious,’ ... Full of brazenly racist clichés (Precious steals and eats an entire bucket of fried chicken), it is a sociological horror show. Offering racist hysteria masquerading as social sen...
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago
  4. The film’s source material, Sapphire’s much-hyped novel from 1996, is a rough piece of literary craft, but it puts readers through the wringer
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago
  5. The picture belongs, however, to the gale-force Mo’Nique, who transforms an ostensibly one-note monster mom into a complex portrait of a psychologically damaged woman (no matter that Daniels seems to have edited her most showstopping scene in a blender), and to the magnanimous Sidibe, who carries the al...
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago
  6. The story follows a predictable underdog-makes-good rhythm, but hits its beats with commendable gusto.
    SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 weeks ago

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