Pride and Glory (2008)

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers (WGA):

Joe Carnahan (screenplay) &
Gavin O'Connor (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The last thing you want to uncover...is the truth.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Corruption | Drugs | Police Corruption | Drug Dealer

Cast

Edward Norton	...	Ray Tierney
Colin Farrell	...	Jimmy Eagan
Jon Voight	...	Francis Tierney, Sr.
Noah Emmerich	...	Francis Tierney, Jr.
Jennifer Ehle	...	Abby Tierney
John Ortiz	...	Sandy
Frank Grillo	...	Eddie Carbone
Shea Whigham	...	Kenny Dugan
Lake Bell	...	Megan Egan
Carmen Ejogo	...	Tasha
Manny Perez	...	Coco Dominguez
Wayne Duvall	...	Bill Avery
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Angel Tezo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Eladio Casado
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Carlos Bragon

Also Known As:

Das Gesetz der Ehre (Germany)
Pride & Glory (USA) (closing credits title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43320) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | South Korea:18 | South Africa:16LV | Taiwan:R-12 | Norway:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | France:U (with warning) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Ryan Simpkins and Lake Bell had their hair dyed red for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ray and Franny are driving to the convenience store, you can see the reflection of the same Duane Reade drug store over and over again in the car window. It is a continuous loop.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Ray Tierney: When we were kids, all we ever talked about was being cops.

Soundtrack:

Eso Ehh...!

Great performances, below-average movie

Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Noah Emmerich, and Jon Voight all deliver great performances. There are many intense scenes throughout the movie, and Norton and Farrell match them with their own intensity. Voight is believable and realistic as the patriarch of the family of cops and the chief, trying to keep his family in order as he thinks it should be.

Despite the inspired performances of the main characters, however, Pride and Glory falls short due to awkward pacing, pointlessly convoluted side-stories revealed in equally pointless scenes, and a general lack of focus. Pride and Glory tries to tell two or three stories at once, but fails to really punctuate any one of them, leading to a fairly emotionless climax and no discernible, unifying theme. The result is a forgettable movie and a hint of buyer's remorse; if you're a big enough fan of Ed Norton or Colin Farrell and want to see either of them put on a great performance, catch the matinée, or even still, wait a few months and rent it.