Precious Cried

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2014)

There have only been two movies during which Precious cried, this one and seven pounds with Will Smith. It's a very emotional movie. The characters develop strong bonds even though they have deep generational and cultural differences. The actors are all likable (except the bad guys), and it's a good, heartwarming story.
The movie is in 21st century Detroit. What was once a booming manufacturing town is now depressed and falling apart. A neighborhood that was once almost exclusively populated by white people now has so many immigrant families that whites are almost a minority.
Old white man Walt Kowolsky is not at all happy about the changes in the community. Even his old white doctor retired and was replaced by an Asian-American woman. He doesn't like the Hmong family next door at all especially after the boy tried to steal his car. But throughout the movie, the children win him over with their charm and good conduct. The old white man builds a strong friendship with the two Hmong teenagers. He takes the boy under his wing, helping him get a job and teaching him how to fix things around the house.
It's a heart-warming touching story about how people can develop true friendship despite their differences.