| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"The trite script isn't anything to be proud of, but Howard keeps you interested." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"What Pride fails to do is establish these people, especially the kids, as more than emblems of uplift." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Out of a foamy sea of inspirational-sports-film cliches, Terrence Howard pulls Pride to safety." more... |
B |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"This hybrid of countless sports movies has a few rousing moments but hits too many familiar beats..." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Pride doesn't have much surprise, but it's a formula picture of genuine feeling, with Terrence Howard proving once again that he wouldn't know how to keep it less than real." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Fine performances by Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac enliven an otherwise tired and banal sports tale." more... |
C |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"It's a stretch to believe that a group of randomly selected kids, many of whom don't know how to swim, could suddenly be a top team." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...ne of those generic inspirational sports movies that has been cobbled together from spare parts left to rust on Hollywood's shelf of clichés and stereotypes." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...not very well-constructed." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...as exasperating as it is conventionally satisfying." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...saved by the earnest, believable performance of Terrence Howard and by Bernie Mac in a more serious role than usual." more... |
B- |
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