The critics destroyed this movie. I believe just a 35 percent or something on rotten tomatoes. But being an Ed Norton fan and being very impressed with Colin Farrell's previous performance in In Bruges, I decided to check it out anyways. yes the movie had its problems but it was still a solid movie.
One of the biggest dislikes of Pride and Glory is how it doesn't stand out to other good cop bad cop films such as The Departed, We Own the Night, Training Day, etc. I disagree. The performances were still solid and the movie was still a thriller all the way through - perhaps excluding the first half hour - but it did pick up.
The biggest problems I had with he film was the ridiculous amounts of misplaced f-bombs. It got ridiculous. I didn't care for the opening scene where Farrell was playing football and it sounded like there were twenty thousand people watching the game when you only really see fifty people in the stands. It was laughable. The movie did have some unforgettable moments such as the baby and the iron scene where you cringe and pray the Farrell's character doesn't go through with what he's hinting he's going to do. I also loved the fist fight at the end which really bolds the the title of the story.
I guess I went in the theaters not expecting much and left the theaters with something to discuss for a while with my friend that I went with. I give the movie a B- or 6.5/10.
One of the biggest dislikes of Pride and Glory is how it doesn't stand out to other good cop bad cop films such as The Departed, We Own the Night, Training Day, etc. I disagree. The performances were still solid and the movie was still a thriller all the way through - perhaps excluding the first half hour - but it did pick up.
The biggest problems I had with he film was the ridiculous amounts of misplaced f-bombs. It got ridiculous. I didn't care for the opening scene where Farrell was playing football and it sounded like there were twenty thousand people watching the game when you only really see fifty people in the stands. It was laughable. The movie did have some unforgettable moments such as the baby and the iron scene where you cringe and pray the Farrell's character doesn't go through with what he's hinting he's going to do. I also loved the fist fight at the end which really bolds the the title of the story.
I guess I went in the theaters not expecting much and left the theaters with something to discuss for a while with my friend that I went with. I give the movie a B- or 6.5/10.