Pride and Glory
A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
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- Cast:
- Edward Norton , Jon Voight , Colin Farrell , Noah Emmerich , Jennifer Ehle , John Ortiz , Frank Grillo
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
One of my all time favorites.
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
After a very promising beginning where a horrific crime scene occurs the film leads to you following a number of different characters for a number of different reasons.However, after a particular point in the film, I feel the story goes a little flat and a lot of excitement and energy is taken out of the film. The ending I feel is a particular let down not because it's necessary that bad, just doesn't lead up to the promise of the beginning of the film, which I feel stops the film from being a classic.The acting for the film was fantastic, especially, Norton and Farrell who played their characters particularly well indeed.The setting is also perfect for this dark crime thriller and is definitely a strong point for the film.Overall I feel the film is certainly worth a watch if you like crime films, you just might be disappointed with the end of the film.
Gritty, Gloomy, and Relentlessly Downbeat Corrupt Cop Movie is Nothing if Not a Display of the Doom Ridden Atmosphere of the Streets and its Devastating Influence on Folks who are "Turned" by the Very Thing that They are Fighting Against.This Family of Folks, who just Happen to be a Family of Cops, One of which goes Over to the Dark Side, Another who is sort of Somewhere In Between Looking the Other Way, and Another who is Basically a Good Guy who did Something Wrong Once and is Trying to Fight Off the Depression of a Misstep. Papa Cop Never Took Anything but the Paycheck Cut by the City.This is an Actors Movie with Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, and Noah Emmerich All Giving it 100%. The Story Might get a bit too Weepy with a Subplot of a Cancer Victim and One Overdoing the "I am bad, but look I love my Kids thing", however these are Thankfully Not On Screen Enough to Slow Down this Already Rough Ride.Overall, be Prepared for a Feel Bad Film, but After All a Story such as this would be a Cop Out if it was Anything But.
Such a great cast. Some intense individual performances. If this were the type of movie that could be made or broken by its cast it would be a classic. Unfortunately that's not the case.The movie starts off and sets a high bar. At a cops vs. detectives rival football game we learn about a 10-13 -- four officers have been killed. A number of story-lines converge to create a number of potentially explosive relationships. But about 30 minutes in, the whole rhythm of the film just about falls flat. The good pursue the truth with tireless effort, but not much personal conflict; while the bad stay one step ahead trying to tie up their loose ends.I found the story and this world of police corruption pretty fascinating, but the angle taken to pursue it--the burnt out cop getting back in the game, played by Ed Norton--pretty cliché and not dynamic. Norton is great, but his character doesn't have any particular traits to make him interesting or memorable, or in conflict with himself. In fact the only character I thought interesting, other than Voigt as a father of two cops, and Maximiliano Hernandez as an interesting journalist but arriving too late, was Farrell as the trouble-making cop welcomed into the honest family. That character alone stands on a pedestal and makes the picture interesting. But without a heavyweight counterpart to punch back with his own personal cause, e.g. Norton's character, Farrell can't raise the bar back to the heights of the first scene at the football game, where the story promised an intimate clash of one side versus another.
I seldom watch action/drama movies but I gave this one a try when I read that it casted some of the big names in Hollywood. Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Noah Emmerich, and the late Jon Voight, these guys have played cop roles before but this movie just impressed me in unexpected ways. Though "Pride and Glory" has a common theme, I gave it an excellent score of 10/10 because first of all, making a movie that depicts the lives of those who work in the police force is not easy. It's not easy in the sense that it mirrors what is happening in real life (most movies do). Secondly, I appreciate people who write stories of this kind because they help open the eyes of those playing blind in our society to what was and is becoming of (or some of) our keepers of the peace (as well as those involve). Well, life isn't perfect wherever you look. That's why movies like "Pride and Glory" shows you that being a cop isn't a walk in the park and just like any other job, people face challenges and they make decisions that will define their (and their family's) future.