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Pride And Glory [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Gavin O'Connor Actors: Lake Bell, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Edward Norton, Jennifer Ehle Studio: Entertainment in Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.00 as of 22/3/2010 03:22 GMT details You Save: £17.99 (90%) New (32) Used (11) from £1.24 Seller: jmhale79 Rating: 12 reviews Sales Rank: 12077 Format: PAL Language: English (Subtitled) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 125 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017239195587 ASIN: B001KTRFJY Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: March 2, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next » Corruption and murder in the ranks of the NYPD! December 22, 2008 B.K.Price (Liverpool,England) 9 out of 10 found this review helpful This is a great movie about the dark side of the NYPD where corruption and murder are just a way of earning an extra few Dollars. The cast is great Colin Farrell gives a worthy performance as the police officer and family man who has some very dark and terrible secrets. Edward Norton as he always does give an amazing performance as the the cop from a family of cops who has to solve the murder of several cops, only to find that all the leads and evidence points back to his own off duty life and family. The other great actor here is Jon Voight who plays the father and commanding officer who is at all costs trying to hold his family together while keeping the honour of the NYPD intact. br / br /I really like this film, it's dark, complex and gritty, it reminds me of a documentary I saw not so long ago about corruption in the NYPD during the 80s were cops where working with mobsters or just out there doing their own thing. I you're looking for a film that will make you sit up and think then this is definitely for you. Police corruption collides with family loyalty in this gritty thriller July 26, 2009 N. Burgess 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This film shows in hard-hitting detail how police corruption can drag everyone into a deadly spiral of turmoil and retribution. Colin Farrell is excellent playing the cop who, off-duty, is an amiable family man but, once in uniform, becomes a ruthless crooked cop, just as brutal as the criminals he's now in partnership with. br / br /Star of the show is Edward Norton, playing Farrell's brother in law, who gradually unravels the web of corruption that Farrell is immersed in. Also superb is Jon Voight who plays Norton's father and is a police commanding officer in the same force. Voight's character is torn between desperately wanting to stop Farrell's criminal activities from destroying his close-knit family, while also wanting to purge the force of Farrell and his cronies. This makes for a fascinating conflict between Norton and Voigt's characters, both united in their disgust of Farrell's criminal ways, but divided in the way in which Farrell should be dealt with. br / br /This is an excellent thriller which is as emotional as it is brutal, and has some very powerful performances from the lead actors. br / Tight and complex police corruption drama December 27, 2009 Jason Mills (Accrington, UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This one slots into the spectrum of films like "Serpico" and "16 Blocks", in which a moral cop has to choose between loyalty and law. What's original in this scenario is the knotted family ties in amongst the corruption. This leads to genuinely difficult emotional and moral dilemmas: if doing the 'right' thing will destroy your family and achieve nothing, is it still the 'right' thing? How did everyone involved slide into this godawful mess? br / br /The story is complex and the script and direction sharp, providing a hinterland behind each character even as it dances from crisis to crisis. Committed performances from Jon Voight, Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Noah Emmerich add gravitas. It's a messy situation but a solid and impressive drama. (Not a popcorn action flick though, if that's what you're after.) Unfairly overlooked June 19, 2009 Mick Yerman (Ireland) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful It surprises me to see how this film is getting such poor reviews on amazon (especially in comparsion to the awful mess that was 'Appaloosa' which has a good average). This film is not "over long" (I hate that description, it's always used in the wrong place and such a tosser phrase to use), it had a lot to squeeze in and though it could have benefited from tighter editing its length is justified. The actors, with the exception of the Ed Norton's character's brother, so a stand up job esp. Voight and Farrell (who is finally able to suit the roles he takes on). There are some really gritty scenes with enough tension to make it compelling. The fight scene at the end between the 2 main characters was a piece of (probably unintentional) comic genius which makes the film worth seeing for it alone. If you like other decent cop/gangster films you'll like this. This film definitely deserves more than 2.5 stars or whatever it has at the moment. Gritty, depressing police drama March 25, 2009 Jones the Film (Wales) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful Overall this is not a bad movie, even if it has a somewhat corny ending. The direction is tight and the judicious use of hand held camera work adds tension at the right times. The entire cast portray their characters earnestly and Farrell looks pretty menacing enough. Yet despite the dark brooding atmosphere, the story has been told a thousand times before. br / br /All the predictable cop drama elements are here; (i) bent cops, (ii) traditional cop family trying to stick together against adversity, (iii) a cop funeral with all the regalia and bagpipes, and (iv) lots of skank-heads getting up to no good in gritty Brooklyn tenement blocks. br / br /It all looks real enough, right down to the suburban New York City expressways and walrus cop moustaches. You're certainly not going to confuse the location with say Burton-on-the-Water or Palm Springs. br / br /It gives films like The Departed and Serpico a bit of a run for their money, but ultimately falls short. Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next »

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