How ironic that a movie filled with police officers should end up feeling like a hostage situation.
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.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Dramas
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.... 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
Reviews for Pride and Glory
Pride and Glory's commentary on law enforcement vice and decency is far less immediate and realistic than its gritty aesthetic and tone would have one believe.
As hard as it must have been to screw up a Joe Carnahan script, the fact that Gavin O'Connor is no Martin Scorsese or Michael Mann is blatantly obvious from this weak effort.
Covers territory that would be familiar even if We Own the Night hadn't taken us there just a year ago, to equally boring effect.
The action scenes provide their own appropriate thrill. There's no telling why anyone thought this movie was necessary to make, but now that it's here, we may as well enjoy it for what it is.
There may not be much new about director Gavin O’Connor’s cop-corruption drama, but it’s packed with enough gritty action and unflinching violence to keep things interesting.
Pride and Glory works better as an actors' showcase than it does as a well-worn genre thriller.
The real mystery is not whether there's corruption in the NYPD (that's revealed quickly), but what made the gifted Farrell, Voight and Norton appear in utterly formulaic policier about torn loyalties.
Pride and Glory's commercial setbacks will likely originate from its all-too-familiar storytelling.
A middling film, an overwrought and occasionally laughable corrupt cop drama that you've seen countless times.
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. ![]()
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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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