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'Pride and Glory': When Good Cop Movies Go Badnew

The film is so dark, tonally as well as visually, the entire affair looks like it was shot during a solar eclipse. In other words, it looks and feels right. But something is off. Mostly, it's the script.
Weekly Alibi  |  Devin D. O'Leary  |  10-28-2008  |  Reviews

'Pride and Glory' Covers Old Groundnew

This film will evoke a number of sensations, many of them intentional: horror, sorrow, anger. But Pride and Glory will undoubtedly also inspire some unintentional ones. Like déjà vu.
Montreal Mirror  |  Matthew Hays  |  10-24-2008  |  Reviews

'Pride and Glory': A Meat-and-Potatoes Thriller with Very Little Meatnew

While Pride benefits from a decent lead performance by the always-dependable Edward Norton, it otherwise plods and lumbers its way through an overly familiar story about corruption and loyalty in law enforcement.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Josh Bell  |  10-24-2008  |  Reviews

The Homeless World Cup Gets Mainstream Exposure in 'Kicking It'new

The popularization of sports documentaries in recent years has allowed for the rise of a new genre dealing exclusively with fringe athletic pursuits, and the appeal of Kicking It falls between the intensity of furious quadriplegics in Murderball to the full-grown geeks reigning over the arcade world in King of Kong.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  06-26-2008  |  Reviews

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