Pride and Glory Critic Reviews

Edward Norton is in top form as Ray, a burned-out detective whose investigation into the deaths of four cops leads him to suspect his brother-in-law, Officer Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell, also terrific).Read the full review

Its value is unquestionable as drama and moral provocation.Read the full review

The stark drama harkens back to Sidney Lumet classics like "Serpico" and "Prince of the City"-filmmaking that went after an unadorned, jagged realism, with acting to match.Read the full review

The final 15 minutes are so awful that it's difficult to believe that the bulk of the film is actually decent.Read the full review

Everything in this good-cop/bad-cop action drama is shrouded in gray and attended by wailing. This isn't a feel-good genre, granted, but does it have to feel this bad?Read the full review

Not especially good, but there is enough rough artistry in Mr. O’Connor’s direction to make you wish the film were better.Read the full review

It follows the well-worn pathways of countless police dramas before it.Read the full review

Feels like a film that should have been made at least 25 years ago. Or made as a period piece. Heavy, doom-laden and, unfortunately, entirely predictable.Read the full review

The movie is as histrionic as it is ham-fisted, a bad combination that leads to scenes such as the one in which officers threaten to torture a baby to get their point across.Read the full review