It's a tale you've seen a good 100 times before, and if only 85 of those 100 are actually better than Pride and Glory, the other 15 aren't any worse.
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10/30/08
Pride and Glory (2008)
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Reviews Counted:150
Fresh:51
Rotten:99
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.
Theatrical Release:07-11-2008
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.... [More]
Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Reviews for Pride and Glory
I'm not sure how many times the F bomb gets dropped, but it's more than you'll hear it in the average R-rated drama.
10/29/08
Pride and Glory: Cops arrested by cliches.
10/28/08
Hokum.
10/28/08
Run of the mill cop drama elevated only by the acting of the supporting cast - Jennifer Ehle is heartbreaking
10/28/08
It's yet another movie about familial strife in the New York City Police Department. If you think you've seen it all before, you have.
10/28/08
Norton and Farrell are both too good to have been shortchanged by this been-there-done-that script.
10/27/08
That noise you hear is the soundtrack of We Own the Night, which is playing next door in the multiplex of your memory. Yes, there are undeniable similarities between the two pictures.
10/27/08
Pride And Glory is anything but. And though rife with brutality and cynicism way too over the top to make sense of it all, the journey there stings with a raw and devastating emotional power. Abu Graib in Washington Heights meets Godfather in blue.
10/27/08
A multigenerational police family is torn apart by greed and violence.
10/27/08
Mature crooked-cop drama is no Departed.
10/27/08
Serpico joins the Fight Club!
10/27/08
The cops in Pride and Glory are real, and except for the violent gunplay and occasional drug use (requisites for every stereotypical New York cop flick), they live regular, complicated lives just like everyone else. And it's a pleasure to see that other s
10/27/08
By the time Eladio (Rick Gonzalez) makes his single-scene appearance in Pride and Glory, the fate of his adversary has been exhaustively telegraphed.
10/27/08
It's smooth and competently crafted, an efficient thriller punctuated by startling bursts of violence and nuanced performances from Norton, whose tough-cop routine masks a sort of cerebral tenderness, and the ever-reliable Noah Emmerich.
10/27/08
Despite it's many tries, the film fails to establish any kind of family chemistry and thus fails to make the audience care about it's characters.
10/26/08
The film is trash, and it's fittingly shot in the hues of a corpse.
10/26/08
...some fine acting and a lot of gritty realism that make this film...feel like it bubbled up from the Brooklyn/Bronx neighborhoods where it is set.
10/26/08
with all this talent, these folks managed to make a movie that is about as appealing as two-week-old mayonnaise slathered on a cow patty
10/26/08
Completely falls apart during its over-the-top ridiculously violent climax.
10/25/08
Latest News for Pride and Glory
January 17, 2009:
Pride And Glory is anything but. And though rife with brutality and cynicism way too over the top to make sense of it all, the journey there stings with a raw and devastating emotional power. Abu Graib in Washington Heights meets Godfather in blue. 
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January 17, 2009:
Pride And Glory is anything but. And though rife with brutality and cynicism way too over the top to make sense of it all, the journey there stings with a raw and devastating emotional power. Abu Graib in Washington Heights meets Godfather in blue.
More...
November 07, 2008:
UK Critics Consensus: Was W. Wicked? Is Pride & Glory Proud and Glorious?
This week in the UK cinemas we have Oliver Stones latest presidential dissection, the George W. Bush biopic W. with Josh Brolin in the title role. Also out is Pride & Glory, a... More...
October 27, 2008:
Honest cop tested by Blue Wall of Silence in gritty NYC crime saga.
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