A grotesque film- a string of cliches, a feast of sterotypes, nasty, charmless and absurd.

I thought I was the only one who noticed the emperor had no clothes on here! I am an African-American female; this movie was so over-the-top melodramatic, I even found it difficult to relate to. Unless you live under a rock, you know this type of abuse is going on everyday, yet the director does nothing to shed further light on the subject or add a new prospective. The movie would have been better spent exploring why the systems designed to protect Precious failed her so miserably.

Definitely Oscar material. I mean, how could anyone in the Academy live with themselves after voting against it?

On the plus side, Mo'Nique's acting was great. She pulled up every bad experience from her past and put it into the role of the abusive mother. That said, pretty much everything else in the movie was exploiting the audience's emotions. At least there were reminders throughout the movie that this is strictly fiction (i.e. Precious's Latino retarded child)

Wow, this movie is really powerful, definitely worth seeing. I agree with the others, this critic is way off on his review.

This review seems to be from the perspective of one with a mainstream narrow life experience. He was unable to make a connection with the characters or find relevancy and substance, because it had no meaning for him. Perhaps a broadened perspective and greater life experience would allow him to add depth and understanding to his review.

HOW DARE YOU!

Not quite. The point of movie reviews is to provide the public with an opinion (yes!) but an informed one based on thoughtful evaluation. I would hope that anyone who chose to follow a particular reviewer would have enough respect for them that even if their views were not aligned, it would still garner some respect or at the minimum, an admission of truth. This review has achieved neither. And for the record, I don't think anyone was praying for anyone to lose their job, just better execution

Is this reviewer an idiot? It wasn't even eggs sizzling during the incest scene-- it was pig's feet boiling. Did he even watch the film? I'm the first to poke holes into any much-hyped about film or book but if you're gonna do that, you need to lend a bit more intelligence, thought, and consideration to your critique. Do yourself a favor and get out of the film critic business, Keith. The semi-literate lead of this film could have done a better job of this.

For those of you who do not understand the point of movie reviews, you are supposed to become familiar with the reviewer and if you are aligned with their thinking, you then use their reviews to decide whether or not you will dump $20 and 2 hours of your life on a particular venture. Praying that the reviewer loses their job is not really part of the arrangement.

The fact that this reviewer decides to make light of a rare attempt from a director to tackle a difficult depiction of abuse in order to throw a cheap joke to Carey is just another sad sign that this person is not qualified to review a film. It took the talent of so many people, true professional writers and actors to do it, it is interesting it is nuanced, comparing rape to a singer is idiotic, and offensive and unprofessional.The film section of Time Out has become the worst of the magazine,

The cut to the frying eggs was a mere non-revelation that these things go in plenty of households as commonly as meals are cooked. How the reviewer missed that is beyond me. Then again, this reviewer also used this movie as another reason to slam Mariah Carey's acting without looking at what she brought to this film. Wow. Time Out New York, this is a sad day for your movie reviews, but an all-around win for the pretentious direction your mag has taken.

I agree with the majority of the other comments. It's confounding that the reviewer could miss by such a chasm. I hope his callous, subjective review does not deter other readers from seeing this film for themselves. I urge them to ignore this review. I have seen only six movies at the theater in the past year, and I'm glad this was one of them.

The movie was raw and great...this reviewer is yet another insensitive male

Wow! What an off track review, it's almost like you wanted to be against the movie before you even saw it.

This movie blew me -- an educated professional minority gay man who works in media and who grew up on welfare and can see both sides of the PC/stereotyping argument -- COMPLETELY away. This reviewer completely missed the mark.

I'm not going to see Precious. It sounds very manipulative and one note. And I'm not just basing that on what I've read here. It sounds like it just takes itself too seriously. It sounds very condescending. This will probably win an academy award and once again we'll all be told that good people are good and bad people are bad. Yeah, got the memo. Again.

ooops! i meant arguments not "agreements". Sorry for the typo

Boy Keith You really missed the mark on this one. It's actually a little sad. Usually you'll make sound agreements if you're displeased. I'm not sure what you were going through when you wrote your review. Your points are so left field and weak. It's all very disappointing. Readers, go see the film. Did I mention that this reviewer is completely off...

I don't have to see this film because I read garbage like this for a living (I edit court cases). If I want to feel like I got hit in the head with a frying pan-- or a very large television set-- I will reach for said frying pan: I won't pay a filmmaker to do the hitting for me. Yes, I am an insensitive douche. The fact is, I've read enough stories exactly like this to last a lifetime. Guess we're about to be socially guilted again at the Academy Awards. Oh, well....

This reviewer is obviously a total douche bag. how he has a job is totally beyond me. This is an incredible film. If anyone at TimeOut who has employed this person reads this comment, please go on to read the other comments, see the movie and then read the review again. Upon doing this, you will see that this person has no business writing for your magazine. And in this economy you cannot afford to have someone like this on staff.

This dude's an idiot. Go see the movie. It's amazing.

What? What movie did this reviewer see? Definitely not one we saw.

"Watching the trailer alone shows the depth and soul Lee Daniels has put into it." Comments sections, always bringin' the LOLZ.

I've come to the conclusion that Time Out hates almost every movie. With that being said, this will be another review that I will choose to ignore. Watching the trailer alone shows the depth and soul Lee Daniels has put into it. I've read the book and absolutely cannot wait to see this film. I agree with JL. Disregard this review since it's not true. Go see this film immediately. If Oprah said it changed her life, then can you imagine what it will do for you? See it. ASAP.

I can't believe this review...I am a very tough critic and almost impossible to please when it comes to movies but "Precious" was an incredible experience. This is an electrifying, nerve rattling film that must be seen by EVERYONE. Gabourey Sidibe is a revelation and who knew Mo'Nique was capable of a powerhouse performance like this. One of the best movies I have seen in a LONG time. Don't pay attention to this review - you are missing out on something special if you don't hurry to see this.