This is an inspirational movie that really touches the heart.
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03/31/07
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
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
Reviews for Pride
Well-intentioned, at best, regrettably, this fairly formulaic, Philly sports flick doesn't show enough brotherly love for anyone to be proud of it.
03/25/07
A movie that deserves to succeed, but falls just short because it shows us much more than it teaches us.
07/09/07
Rocky Balboa and Daniel-san steered away from the sport for good reason.
03/21/07
Manipulative rather than inspirational and hackneyed rather than original.
03/22/07
[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
Somewhere around the corner from the school where Antonio Banderas is teaching tough kids to mambo and the school where Hilary Swank is teaching tough kids to love literature, Terrence Howard is teaching tough kids to swim.
03/22/07
Pride’s story was etched in stone ages ago by mysterious movie powers beyond our understanding, and all the Staples Singers’ songs in the world won’t keep it from its appointed rounds.
03/31/07
The plot plays out as predictably as anyone might expect, but the fine details keep Pride squarely above average.
04/05/07
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07/14/07
While it's neither as socially urgent as Freedom Writers nor as danceable and soapy as Stomp the Yard, it's better acted and tougher to resist.
03/23/07
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04/23/09
Pride is bland and predictable.
03/23/07
The real Jim Ellis surely did a wonderful thing for his community, but the most striking thing about seeing him in the end credits is that he's not nearly as fabulously handsome as Terrence Howard.
03/23/07
The heart of the film is the maturing of the swimmers, and there the movie never falters.
03/22/07
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 is a lovingly-presented homage to the heroism of Jim Ellis' life and his life's work.
03/23/07
Top CriticOut of a foamy sea of inspirational-sports-film cliches, Terrence Howard pulls Pride to safety.
03/22/07
Pride is a fairly good example of the genre.
03/22/07
Terrence Howard dives into the role of real life swimming teacher Jim Ellis and completely owns the role.
03/05/07
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