Pride is a lovingly-presented homage to the heroism of Jim Ellis' life and his life's work.
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03/23/07
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Pride (2007)
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Reviews Counted:104
Fresh:48
Rotten:56
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Pride features a typically stellar performance from Terrence Howard, but ultimately falls victim to its over usage of sports movie clichés.
Theatrical Release:Mar 23, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $7,036,608
Synopsis: Based on true events, Lionsgate's PRIDE tells the inspiring story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in... [More]
Starring: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold
Director: Sunu Gonera
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Reviews for Pride
It's a testament to the performers that they can extract some fluid of suspense out of the rampant cliches spread out picnic-style in the final 20 minutes, and to Gonera's good fortune that he lucked into Terrence Howard.
03/22/07
All sports movies talk the winning-isn't-everything talk, but Pride walks the walk.
03/22/07
Pride is a fairly predictable entry in the highly predictable inspirational sports drama genre. But the movie is saved by the earnest, believable performance of Terrence Howard and by Bernie Mac in a more serious role than usual.
03/23/07
Bodies are framed and lit to be seen. In a movie where characters appear in dimly lit interiors or near light-reflecting chlorine-blue pools, this is no small thing.
04/01/07
What Gonera does well is to invest the film and its characters with Ellis' bywords--pride, determination and resilience.
03/23/07
This surprisingly entertaining movie defies its formulaic plot and delivers a well-executed tale of team spirit.
03/25/07
[The film] has enough buoyancy to remain afloat, though without the vigor of Terrence Howard and the charm of Bernie Mac, it likely would sink in its own sea of clichés.
03/20/07
Top CriticPic has built up enough goodwill to keep auds stoked to the end.
03/20/07
Top CriticPride has Hollywood formula practically stitched to its Speedo. But the characters and the actors who play them are so captivating, we're too entertained and charmed to notice.
03/22/07
Top CriticTerrence Howard is charistmatic as real-life coach Jim Ellis, but this inspirational tale, like most sagas of its kind, comes across as predictable and formulaic, and the fact that swimming is not a particularly dramatic or visual sports is a minus too.
03/19/07
In the end, we're left in Pride with what the actors can bring to it, and it bobs along on the buoyancy of charm and dignity that Howard brings to the role of Coach Ellis.
03/23/07
Sure it's predictable, but its virtues include its originality of theme (how often do we see films of African-American swim teens?) and a sharp performance by Terrence Howard
03/25/07
Howard is a commanding presence as usual, and glaring Bernie Mac acquits himself admirably in the die-cut role of the eccentric assistant coach.
03/22/07
Pride does its subject matter proud.
03/23/07
If anything stands out in this relatively routine take on an old sports standby, it's Terrence Howard.
03/22/07
Despite the more than familiar setup, the film works because Howard goes beyond the typical “perfect mentor here to save the day” and makes Jim come across as real person.
03/23/07
...fine performances from Howard and Mac, as well as Kimberly Elise as a dubious councilwoman they gradually win over, save the day.
03/23/07
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07/14/07
Terrence Howard's unforced charisma did a lot for Crash and Hustle & Flow, and he's the chief reason Pride is worth catching.
03/23/07
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