betty dalton Good acting, very realistically portrayal of police brutality, but the story is too predictable and has too many flaws and slow downs to make it stand out as something special."Pride and Glory" is made with attention to detail. It is not bad, but not original either. Frustratingly mediocre. I did see this movie before, but it was totally erased from my memory. And after watching it again, I suddenly understood WHY I had totally forgotten about it, because it has every cop cliche in it. I never got really thrilled, only the beginning was interesting, thanks to Edward Norton's role in this movie. He is great and saves this movie. The story of this movie is about a number of cops that turned criminal, one of them played by Collin Farrell. Edward Norton and John Voight are the other 2 family members and they act excellently. Really great. BUT the movie unfortunately stretches well over 2 hours and I guess almost half an hour is solely about family visits and birthdays. Just half an hour of nothing else but watching birthday parties and listening to family members chatting about diseases in the family. These attempts to give the characters more context by showing those family birthdays and showing these sick family members are to be admired but unfortunately all this family stuff just slows down this copmovie. I skipped these family scenes and when I start skipping scnenes I know deep down that the movie has lost its edge...I am left with a bland feeling of frustration. It could have been a lot better. But it wasnt. Acting is great though, but sometimes I wished I wouldnt get lured into watching these cliche police stories because of the great actors in it. Because without an original thrilling story the best acting cant save it from going under...

2karl- Director:Gavin O'Connor of Pride and Glory came out in 2008 I gave it 7/10 as it's a real gritty crime drama and thriller in 2hrs 10mins of a dirty family cops thriller a tense a dynamite truth honor loyalty family what are you willing to sacrifice tense relentless and gripping four cops two dead two likely an nypd drug bust gone horribly wrong and dectecives ray tierney heads the investigation task force he already has ties to the case his brother was commander of the ambushed officers his brother in law a fellow officer often partnered with them the more ray uncovers the more those family ties are tested and more the fraternal order starts to fray this gritty tension packed tale of multi generational family of cops facing hard realities 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 and tough choices set and filmed in Manhattan Washington heights pride and glory draws you in to a gripping raw real world and into a house divided A 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. A family of police officers - patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law - deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights.. 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. Is Jimmy involved in the corruption? Where can this take the The last thing you want to uncover...is the truth. , Ray Tierney is asked by his father to be part of the task force dedicated to finding out who it was who killed one of their own. Ray agrees as the unit affected is led by his brother Francis and includes his brother-in-law Jimmy. With Ray searching the streets for the truth, Francis already knows more than him as his men are involved in activities outside the law, using their roles within the police as cover great cast so good supporting roles as well as Colin Farrell ... Jimmy Egan Edward Norton ... Ray Tierney Jon Voight ... Francis Tierney, Sr. Noah Emmerich ... Francis Tierney, Jr. Jennifer Ehle ... Abby TierneyJohn Ortiz ... Ruben Santiago Frank Grillo ... Eddie Carbone Shea Whigham ... Kenny Dugan Lake Bell ... Megan Egan .one looks for in furniture rather than films. Thankfully the film doesn't keep the "corruption" in the cupboard for very long because to suggest it is a mystery would be an insult to the viewer, who can pretty much see where the film is heading about 90 minutes before it gets there.With many stories it is hard to plough a new furrow so one does find that often films have a familiar narrative and that this is not a problem. The thing is to draw the viewer in despite having seen it before or perhaps knowing where it is going – make them hope for different, make them care about the characters you put the fact that this is a film with an ending to the back of your mind. Pride and Glory doesn't manage to do this though and it surprised me considering the actors involved. The problem is not really with them though but with the material, which has too many characters but too little development of them. Norton seems a bit lost in this but still does turn in a solid performance. Likewise Farrell is good and it only further highlights effort there is working off individual's and together. Voight and Emmerich add to the tension trying to be the gel to keep a family together they have good script material to really do good work with here,

Easygoer10 I was very underwhelmed by the lack of direction on this film. With such a low budget of $30Mil, especially for that era's films (made about 10 years ago), it has a terrific cast. However, it has a very meandering script; the director really doesn't seem to know what he wants it to be about. In the "making of featurette" on the Bluray disc (which is over an hour long), Colin Farrell is quite noticeably absent; his name is only mentioned once, and he is never interviewed or shown. That struck me as very odd. The only reason I could think of was it had something to do with the legal department. I will give props to the director for truly wanting to make an authentic film about the NYPD; however, I do not believe he succeeded. I would not see it again, nor would I recommend it. I think "We Own The Night" is a much better film about the NYPD.

Tss5078 Ray Tierney (Edward Norton) comes from a family of cops, and was the best of the lot until an accident in the line of duty cut his career short. One night, after multiple officers are shot and killed, it becomes clear that there is a large corruption ring at work within the NYPD, and the brass turn to Ray to find out the truth, a truth that could lead him right back home. Edward Norton is truly a chameleon in that he can play absolutely any role and be believable. It doesn't matter if he's some computer geek or a tough as nails cop, he always does a great job and no matter what he's in, the film is always going to have an air of credibility for it. The rest of the cast, as well as the story are also pretty good, but this film isn't without it's problems. As with other films that have complex stories and large casts, the story moves so quickly and characters are introduced so fast, that it's difficult to keep track of what's going on and nearly impossible to remember who is who. The story is great and the main characters are well written, but there is so much going on, that it is very easy to get lost in all the side stories. The bottom line is that Pride and Glory would be better suited as a TV series than a movie, but then you wouldn't have the big named cast, and it probably wouldn't last four episodes. The actions scenes are great, the main characters are intense, and the story was terrific if not a bit more complicated than it needed to be.