I wasn't sure what to think when I heard Lee Daniels' film "Precious" was housing a role for Mariah Carey. My first thoughts were, "oh god, not another Glitter movie" (which I think we all can agree was phenomenal.) As I began watching the trailer with suspicion, it didn't take me long to A) Realize this was not another musky flavoured Mariah Carey movie and B) It actually looks quite good!
The film is an adaptation of a book called "Push" by Sapphire and details the life of a sixteen-year-old girl, pregnant for the second time, and growing up in an abusive household in Harlem. At first, I had a hard time accepting Mariah Carey's role as an average every social worker -- what? No jean cut off shorts and high heels? Why aren't her boobs squeezing out of a toddler sized tank top? Impossible! The thing is, her performance actually looks pretty decent! American comedienne Mo'nique also plays an amazing role as a highly abusive mother with a palette for cardiac-arrest inducing entrees (ie. refer to trailer). In addition to this, even Lenny Kravitz plays a role in the film as a nurse! I didn't see him in the trailer, but maybe his role allows him to cure patients with music...and ironically that music will make it onto the "Precious" soundtrack.
Aside from some cheesy after-school-special bits that I noticed in the trailer, I think the film is going to be good and depressing. It's really the only way I know the summer is coming. There will be enough vitamin D by then that we'll only be paralyzed by depression for only a day or so as opposed to 6 months in the winter time. Seriously, check out the trailer though. I have a feeling that this is what Beyonce was aiming for in her movie "Obsessed" but failed to realize you have to have emotion and not recycled dance moves choreographed into an ass kicking if you want to play a human being.
Check out the trailer!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuDqIHXI8jc
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