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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's a potent and moving experience, because by the end you feel you've witnessed nothing less than the birth of a soul.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA great American film.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliManages the task of being both heartbreaking and heart-warming.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatShot in the manner of a grueling horror picture, with jittery edits to half-remembered traumas and glistening close-ups on the faces of monsters.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeThe Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeAs Precious, Sidibe is superb, allowing us to see the inner warmth and beauty of a young woman who, to her world's cruel eyes, might seem monstrous.
- 80VarietyJohn AndersonVarietyJohn AndersonAn urban nightmare with a surfeit of soul, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire is like a diamond -- clear, bright, but oh so hard.
- 70Village VoiceScott FoundasVillage VoiceScott FoundasYet even when the movie is at its most schizoid, Precious still packs a wallop.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe elements of Precious are powerful and shocking, but the movie is programmed. It is its own study guide.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichGiven the months-long hype, what’s most bewildering about Sundance sensation Precious is its overall shrug-worthiness.
- 10The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneWhat we have here is a fouled-up fairy tale of oppression and empowerment, and it’s hard not to be ensnared by its mixture of rank maleficence and easy reverie. The gap between being genuinely stirred and having your arm twisted, however, is narrower than we care to admit.