Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A saga centered on the Tierneys, a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Pride and Glory is a competent but unremarkable entry in the NYC police corruption drama genre. The multi-generational family stakes give it some dramatic weight, and the performances from Edward Norton and Colin Farrell are solid if not exceptional. However, the film treads very familiar ground — the corrupt cop versus idealistic cop family drama has been done better elsewhere (e.g., We Own the Night, which came out the same year). The cinematography is workmanlike and gritty without being distinctive. The ending resolves in a fairly predictable fashion that doesn't quite earn the dramatic buildup, leaving the overall experience feeling like a missed opportunity given its talented cast.