A Reel Life film section
Issue: Autumn 2009
Pride and Glory movie review
Police officer Ray Tierney (Edward Norton) is hiding out after a controversy. He is from a cop family and he made the decision to toe the cop line and it has cost him. Now police officers are dead and an elder statesman of the extended family (Jon Voight) asks him to return to the front lines to investigate the killings.
To make the case more delicate, Ray's brother-in-law (Noah Emmerich) is in charge of the 'house', it's his officers whose death must be investigated and Ray has to be careful.
This film has no problems portraying a harsh police life. It peeks at family relationships, but mostly it shows violence and blasts the speakers with foul language and threats.
It wouldn't be unfair to describe this film as a cliché. There's good cops and bad cops, violence with a couple of tender moments to pass as characterisation. It's standard fare.
by Ali Kayn | |
Just the facts:Title: Pride and Glory (2008) The Players: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich Official website: IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. |