Pride doesn't have much surprise, but it's a formula picture of genuine feeling.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Inspired by the true story of Ellis, has Hollywood formula practically stitched to its Speedo. But the characters and the actors who play them are so captivating, we're too entertained and charmed to notice.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
It's called Pride, and, while it's neither as socially urgent as "Freedom Writers" nor as danceable and soapy as "Stomp the Yard," it's better acted and tougher to resistRead Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Worth seeing, not only because it shows how an ordinary man can do something extraordinary, but because it allows audiences the opportunity to watch an extraordinary actor in a performance that could have been rote, but instead is nuanced and intelligent.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Matt Zoller Seitz
The movie serves up the expected ratio of setbacks to triumphs and closes with video footage of the real Jim Ellis. But when sinewy young idealists glide through water to the tune of "I'll Take You There," the heart still leaps.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Robert Wilonsky
If nothing else, Pride has the best sports-film soundtrack ever--Philly funk and soul, '70s style. And hell, that'll get ya wet.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Sam Adams
Howard seems to be in an altogether different and substantially more idiosyncratic film. When the story calls for him to be Patton, he plays Kurtz.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
If only the screenplay had more going for it than hackneyed homilies and living-in-the-ghetto stereotypes. If only first-time director Sunu Gonera had a surer hand, a knack for something bolder, wilder, goofier.Read Full Review »
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