Review of Pride and Glory (2008) by Oxana — 24 Aug 2014

I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie, but this wasn't this.

There were a lot of characters, with minimum introductions. Many stories, many shades, some with more purpose than the others.

The story was good, but the execution pretty poor: the beginning was jumpy and a bit confusing, and the jumpiness never really stopped. Some agendas were quite clear - the rest, not so much. All in all the movie seemed very restless, pushing forward when it maybe should have taken a moment to calm down a little.

The acting was good, but not overwhelmingly so; lots of good actors who didn't get to shine as much as I would have liked them to.

In general, there's action and some violence, but it all drowns in the inability to keep the story together and running smoothly. The themes move around family, dirty cops, and what is the right thing to do when you could either lose everything you have worked for, or look the other way. And some people never look the other way.