It was a while since I watched a movie. Lately I've focused more on the series so when I went to the video on Friday on the road I realized that I have been a few titles that I have wanted to watch. One is Pride and Glory. A priori the subject interested me: the police corruption neighborhood. A question perhaps trite in the film but if is done well is always very attractive to me. Besides sharing attracted me mainly because Edward Norton participated which is one of my favorite actors in recent years. Sometimes when I see certain movies I can say no, can not be that there is both corrupt and loose motherfucker. But seconds later I think what can not be is that I am so naive. And as I said is that Billy Wilder if you can not say that everyone is corrupt is because they know everyone. Just read the press or learn a little bit to realize that as stated in the hackneyed phrase: truth is stranger than fiction. Although deep down I like to think that no, there is still hope and people who have principles.
And I really liked the movie. The argument is simple: Four New York cops are killed in a shooting at the hands of, presumably, a local drug lord. The officers were under the command of the brother of a family in which all are police: father (John Voight ), a retired police officer who keeps a secret from her past active, the middle son (Edward Norton ) , a homicide detective who left the streets because of guilt, the eldest son (Noah Emmerich ) police force responsible for the Bronx district without being corrupt, is just what you want and view it fat thus not want to see, and the younger daughter's husband (Colin Farrell ), one of the officers under his command, more concerned with lining their pockets by negotiating with drug traffickers to stop them. Edwardd Norton's character after being persuaded by his father returns to the streets to catch the murderer of police and found a skein of corruption that almost everyone is involved or looking the other way.
director Gavin O'Connor opt to show the dark side of NY, that does not appear in the cards but almost every big city has. Underworld are portrayed with intent Realistic, camera in hand in the action scenes and with many close-ups when there are conversations between the characters. It's a genre movie like that once rolled Sidney Lumet or the most recent American Ganster and the result is pretty close to that level. Which to me is saying a lot. The biggest handicap may be the little weight that the female characters are a bit wasted but overall is a very good movie and a pleasure to meet again with Edward Norton in top form, a very convincing John Voigth up Colin Farrell credible. After seeing the film it gives you the feeling that in effect as Billy Wilder said ... ..
