The film has a rather perfunctory feel, as if it were unwilling to go all in on its ludicrous concept.
Raise Vibration is packed with sounds that are appealing, if a little overly familiar.
The film’s form doesn’t distract from the content, and lets the characters speak for themselves.
With the film, Lee Daniels quietly pushes his talent for hashing out visceral, violent emotions into unexpected dramatic terrain.
While Garry Ross’s efforts are quite commendable, there’s little that seems to boast a unique directorial stamp.
Visually, morally, Precious is whack, but praise Mo’Nique’s performance (“Fuck a stipend!”) and Gabourey Sidibe’s superior one.
Throughout, you get a sense that Precious isn’t living out a recognizably human tragedy, but a condescending drama queen’s notion of one.
Romanek’s best work poses a serious challenge to others working in his field: Are you gonna go my way?
Incense and polyester get stale after a while. Unless you’re Lenny Kravitz.
Unfortunately, Kravitz’s simplicity occasionally presents itself as a glaring flaw.