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Pride and Glory (2008)

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Reviews Counted:151

Fresh:51

Rotten:100

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Formulaic in its plotting and cliched in its dialogue, Pride and Glory does little to distinguish itself from other police procedurals.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $15,709,385

Synopsis: The son of a New York City police officer, Gavin O'Connor serves as director and co-screenwriter of this tale of family, loyalty, and corruption. The NYPD runs in the Tierney family's blood.... The son of a New York City police officer, Gavin O'Connor serves as director and co-screenwriter of this tale of family, loyalty, and corruption. The NYPD runs in the Tierney family's blood. Francis Tierney Sr. (Jon Voight) is the Chief of Detectives, his son Ray (Edward Norton) is a detective, and his son Francis (Noah Emmerich) is in charge of the precinct where his son-in-law, Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell), serves. When four officers who work in Francis's house die in a drug bust, Ray, a former wunderkind who has been lying low working on missing persons cases for the past few years, is appointed to investigate. But as he starts to put the pieces together, Ray realizes that all signs indicate there are some dirty police in the city, and worse yet, he may actually be related to some of them. Faced with the toughest decision of his life, Ray has to choose between his loyalty to his family and to the department, and decide what is right. A stellar cast supports this film, with strong performances from the four lead players and from the supporting actors who portray both criminals and police officers. Voight is the quintessential Irish-American father and cop who has risen through the ranks; he will do whatever it takes to protect his family. Norton and Emmerich play off each other well as brothers who have taken slightly different paths while dealing with their own personal heartaches. Farrell, meanwhile, convincingly plays Jimmy as a loving family man whose choices have led him to the brink of desperation. Lake Bell co-stars as Jimmy's wife and sister to Francis and Ray. [More]

Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich

Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle, Lake Bell

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Screenwriter: Gavin O'Connor, Joe Carnahan
Story: Gavin O'Connor, Gregory O'Connor, Robert Hopes
Producer: Gregory O'Connor
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: New Line Cinema

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No button remains unpushed, no shred of scenery remains unshredded and no F-bomb remains unuttered.

Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union | comment Comment
12/24/09
Matt Soergel
Matt Soergel
Florida Times-Union

Pride and Glory doesn't add anything to the generic crooked-cop procedural that we haven't seen with more verve in better movies.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

This predictable police corruption story with an A-list cast explores themes of family and honesty as two cop brothers uncover the dirt on their brother-in-law's violent activity, while senior cop Dad tries to keep things under control.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
03/21/09
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize

Uma pena que o filme jamais consiga escapar realmente do lugar comum, implodindo de vez em seu terrível terceiro ato.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
02/27/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Hard to watch, hard to listen to and hard to follow.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
02/13/09
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)

The actors in Pride and Glory do their best with this cliched material, but the film is so grim, ugly and miserable that it's difficult to sympathise with even the most positive characters.

Full Review Source: The Australian | comment 1 Comment
02/06/09
David Stratton
David Stratton
The Australian

I thought this film was a mess.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
02/06/09
Julie Rigg
Julie Rigg
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

As a drama, Pride and Glory is too glum, and worse, it doesn't convince.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
02/05/09
Jarrod Walker
Jarrod Walker
FILMINK (Australia)

Director and co-writer Gavin O'Connor is the son of a former New York policeman, and displays a strong grasp of the familial and fraternal ties that bind his characters together.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) | comment Comment
02/05/09
Leigh Paatsch
Leigh Paatsch
Daily Telegraph (Australia)

While its kinetic appeal does have a numbing - if temporary effect - on your critical faculties, television has been much more successful in claiming this territory as its own.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
02/05/09
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

Relentlessly dour, filled with unsympathetic characters, and made out of cardboard melodrama. It's the last of those sins that is unforgivable. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment 1 Comment
01/31/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

It's predictable, it's also escapist entertainment.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/29/09
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Urban Cinefile

...only skims the surface of its characters and offers nothing new in the way of corrupt law enforcement.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
01/23/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Elevated by superb performances, led by Edward Norton and a very chilling Colin Farrell.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment 2 Comments
12/30/08
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

What's especially lamentable is that this movie strands yet another exemplary turn by Edward Norton, who once again is superior to the material surrounding him.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment 1 Comment
11/26/08
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

What it lacks in subtlety and intelligence it makes up in violence, brutishness, and hackneyed story lines. These are qualities best enjoyed at home.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment Comment
11/10/08
Jonathan F. Richards
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
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Pride and Glory is a bleak, boring and hopelessly familiar corrupt cop story that simply does not work despite the determined, top-of-their-game efforts of O'Connor and Norton, not to mention Colin Farrell, Jon Voight and others.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
11/07/08
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

A well-acted and tightly structured piece that would be more impactful if there weren’t a feeling that we’ve seen it before.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment 1 Comment
11/07/08
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine

Bloody, violent and increasingly derivative, ‘Pride and Glory’ betrays its initial promise as a small-scale, ‘Godfather’-esque social tapestry with crude plotting, variable acting and an all-too-guessable storyline and conclusion.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
11/07/08
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out

Solid yet unremarkable, Pride And Glory will never win points for originality. With committed turns from Norton and Farrell, it does enough - just - to keep you interested. But this is one film that neither covers itself in pride or glory.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/07/08
James Mottram
James Mottram
Channel 4 Film
 
 
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