Precious is by far one of the saddest and moving movies I have seen in a long time. I had high expectations for the this film and generally when I have high hopes I tend to be disappointed. This film far surpassed my presumptions. The acting is phenomenal.
- Gabourey Sidibe is amazing in her breakthrough role. She is real and relatable and you just want to wrap her in your arms.
- Mo'Noique plays one of the most dispicable characters I have seen in a long time. Her relationship with Precious and her monologue at the end of the film brought me to tears.
- Paula Patton, who I initally thought was Alicia Keys (oops), is amazing. She is tender, kind. Who knew she could act? (Remember Deja Vu with Denzel Washinton? That was her.)
- Ditto for Mariah Carey who plays the social worker so well. She is in a role where she is not all done up as we are used to seeing her and she is amazing. No one can give her shit for Glitter anymore.
- RN John was great and what makes the acting by this character even sweeter was that he was played by THE Lenny Kravitz. I was blown away. I'm pretty sure this was Lenny's first time professionally acting and he's got skill. From one RN to another, if even fictional, I love the murses.
If you have not seen Precious, I highly recommend it. You will not be disappointed.
Yes Man, on the other hand, was a film I thought would be nothing special, yet I was happily surprised. It was entertaining and hilarious. It's definitely a good comedy choice. One of the better ones I've seen in a long while. 
