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A mother that actually loved her child, would kill any man that touched up on her baby.

This is what an abuser does, deflect and play victim. They never take accountability for their evil deeds. They never apologize. This scene is so profound and accurate. A tyrant will always find a pretext for their tyranny.

As a psychologist, I feel this is one of the most powerful and accurate portrayals of the human experience, and suffering, I have seen on film. The way Monique moves from self-defense to guilt to blame to suffering and back is masterly. She lets us see this woman as a complex, broken and damaged person, a child in an adult's body. She is both guilty and innocent. Victim and perpetrator. Heartbreaking.

Mariah's hair, wardrobe, makeup, and accent were all so shocking but 100% accurate for a CPS worker in the early 90s, and her performance was really good. She was the biggest surprise in this movie for me. There's just... something so unique about this movie. I keep coming back to it.

The fact that she admitted to being jealous of her own daughter and victim blaming her in front of the social worker should tell everything about her. The way Monique portrayed a narcissist with her body language and fake tears was magnificent.

I was molested by an uncle who was raising me as his daughter. My whole family found out, my aunt (his wife), mother, father, grandparents. No one defended me or stood up for me. He is walking free & I will always live with that hurt, pain, and hatred in my heart. Life is tough, but I have a son now and I will always defend and put my child first.

The brilliance of this scene is Monique really studied the body language of how a narcissist would act. Taking off her jacket when finally revealing the truth and wiping her hands clean once its all out in the open as if she has rid herself of all the shame. This is acting at its finest.

The fact that her boyfriend felt safe and comfortable enough to attempt to prey on her baby in front of her says a lot about him, her, how he sees her and what he knew she'd let him get away with. The average predator would usually trying to hide the fact that they have desires like that from the mother of the victim. He had no fear, no shame, no worry that she would report him and press charges or try to fight him off or even try to protect her child. He knew he could abuse a baby with her in the room and there as a passive participant and she would shut up about it if she said so. That dynamic was established long before Precious was around.

“So, who’s fault was it then?” “It’s this bitch’s fault!” I got the chills from how sick this made me feel. Heartbreaking that this is a common problem that the world rather brush past.

When precious told the social worker “I like you too, but you can’t handle none of this” it really drove home how sick and twisted the depth of the abuse actually was, when precious saw the social worker shed a tear she didn’t wanna risk exposing the social worker to such trauma, she practiced the empathy her mother never showed her

“November…That’s right, my scorpio child.” The delivery and the resentment Monique portrays is just chefs kiss She was so good in this movie

I was always surprised Mariah Carey wasn’t recognized more for this role. Every actress in this movie was incredible. I would have liked to see her do more.

Precious says barely anything during her mother’s little speech but her eyes say so much. Incredible acting.

This is a movie tackling a serious topic about mental, physical and sexual abuse. Everybody in this movie deserved an Oscar.

Monique should have won THREE Oscars for her performance. Unforgettable and so real.

I was abused by my dad. My mum did nothing and made it all about her. This film is amazing and devastating at the same time.

Gotta give it to Mariah. Her role wasn't that big but she put a lot into her character unlike most non-acting celebrities making a cameo. I almost didn't recognize her. Monique and Gabriel were awesome.

The projection of Monique's character. The way she shifted blame and took 0 accountability. The insecurity and narcissism. Such an accurate character representation. EDIT: IM NOT TALKING ABOUT MONIQUE AS A PERSON. Gosh people reading comprehension .

6:35 when she looks at Precious it is with such discontent. She’s angry, not even sad anymore the range from one to the other.

Monique’s performance is mind blowing. The small details she had in her demeanor when she speaks, and the looks she gets on her face. It’s some of the best acting perfeormances when it comes to playing an abuser. All three of them did amazing