Pride and Glory
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Movie Reviews of Pride and Glory
Movie Review: Superb
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh, no. Not another movie about corrupt cops. Hasn't this theme been hashed, rehashed, and overdone ad nauseam? It sure has, but when you get a corrupt cop theme as superbly acted, and a film as skillfully made as PRIDE AND GLORY, you're seeing the wheel being reinvented right before your eyes. This is a tightly-wound, gritty, dirty, ugly depiction of graft, corruption, and greed at its worst; yet it's also a story of devotion and love, as a multi-generational family of New York cops is about to be tested like never before.
Edward Norton, Jon Voight, Colin Farrell, and Noah Emmerich are sensational. What an ensemble! Norton plays a detective investigating the deaths of four cops gunned down in what he learns is a setup, as he uncovers disturbing evidence of widespread graft and corruption on the part of his brother-in-law (Farrell), while his brother, the precinct captain (Emmerich), has been conveniently looking the other way. The family patriarch (Voight) is more interested in his family protecting one another than getting to the truth. Meanwhile, other subplots add to the texture of the story, including a cancer-stricken wife (Jennifer Ehle), and a distraught cop (John Ortiz is exceptional) who breaks the story to the media in a most disturbing manner.
Accordingly, PRIDE AND GLORY examines this litany of complex issues at a frantic pace via marvelous acting. The fate of Farrell's character is jolting, and for me, caught me completely off-guard. But sudden twists and unexpected developments are inherent in a very good tale, which PRIDE AND GLORY most certainly is.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning
Movie Review: Pride and Glory
Summary: 5 Stars
A family of police officers patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights. Four officers die in an ambush at a drug dealer's apartment. It's brother Francis's precinct, so when the investigation led by brother Ray finds hints of police corruption, there's pressure to close ranks and save Frankie's career. Dad, a police brass, promises Ray that he and Frankie can clean things up, and Ray should focus on catching the drug dealer who killed the cops. Meanwhile, brother-in-law Jimmy, a hothead and an enforcer, is visited at home by a lowlife. "Pride and Glory" is familiar and original at the same time. An honest, gripping drama.
Movie Review: The Thin Blue Line
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought this was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time that wasn't an action or special effects driven movie. Ed Norton does a great job and Jon Voight is back with a great performance. The cast is top notch including Colin Farrell who I normally don't think is a very good actor. It is about 2 hours long but it is full of enough good dialogue and drama that it didn't really bother me. No holes here. Just a good drama done right.Movie Review: The Family that ties..
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie. Even though friends and family were police officers in the same department, it was hard to imagine that some of your fellow officers were on the take. It was corruption at it's finest and how one lone officer dealt with the corruption. Good theme and storyline. The ending was a surprise!Movie Review: Pride and Glory
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent movie with great acting, lots of action. Colin Farrell and Edward Norton played their roles very good. There were a lot of great actors in this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it.