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John Hartl, Seattle Times: Terrence Howard's unforced charisma did a lot for Crash and Hustle & Flow, and he's the chief reason Pride is worth catching. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Out of a foamy sea of inspirational-sports-film cliches, Terrence Howard pulls Pride to safety. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: This is familiar terrain jazzed up by unfamiliar voices. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Howard is a commanding presence as usual, and glaring Bernie Mac acquits himself admirably in the die-cut role of the eccentric assistant coach. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Despite Mr. Howard's best efforts in the role, the film rarely realizes its subject's potential. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Somewhere around the corner from the school where Antonio Banderas is teaching tough kids to mambo and the school where Hilary Swank is teaching tough kids to love literature, Terrence Howard is teaching tough kids to swim. Read more
Keith Phipps, AV Club: The plot plays out as predictably as anyone might expect, but the fine details keep Pride squarely above average. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Manipulative rather than inspirational and hackneyed rather than original. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: While it's neither as socially urgent as Freedom Writers nor as danceable and soapy as Stomp the Yard, it's better acted and tougher to resist. Read more
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: Pride wades into the shallows when it ought to be diving into the deep end. In waters this familiar, everyone knows how to swim. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: There's no excuse for Pride's mediocrity -- not with this story, not with this cast. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Pride is a fairly good example of the genre. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: Pride has a sly, sexy way of overcoming inherent filmmaking cliches and winning over its audience. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: It's more of a public service announcement than a movie. As such, it may do some good. But imagine what a truly great film with the same social conscience might accomplish. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: 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. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Competitive swimming has certainly not been overdone in sports movies, and the less-than-compelling Pride might offer the reason why. Read more
David Germain, Associated Press: [The film] has enough buoyancy to remain afloat, though without the vigor of Terrence Howard and the charm of Bernie Mac, it likely would sink in its own sea of cliches. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: It is a testament to the robotic constraints of Pride that even Terrence Howard sinks in the service of formula. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: The dialogue and plot may be cliche, but Howard's slow-burn portrayal redeems the weak writing. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: There is not a single moment in Sunu Gonera's Pride that you haven't already seen, or that you can't predict. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: Howard's character declares that "the world isn't black and white." The world, no, but the movie, yes. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: It's a feel-good movie whose warmth lasts only as long as we're in the pool. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: A generic against-the-odds underdog sports drama. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Despite the stale odor of the broth, lack of originality isn't Pride's stumbling point -- it's that the familiar story is not well presented. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: That Pride ultimately gets to you is more of a surprise than the outcome because it's not very well-constructed. Read more
Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times: Pride is a lovingly-presented homage to the heroism of Jim Ellis' life and his life's work. Read more
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail: The trouble with Pride is that it sticks so close to the sports-movie playbook that it never comes alive. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: It really has nothing to be proud of but a central performance much better than the movie itself deserves. It's time for Terrence Howard to appear in a movie that rises to his level. Read more
Mark Holcomb, Time Out: Not so much formulaic as elemental, this campy, would-be-inspirational jock weepy scrapes the barrel for life-lesson-imparting sports to exploit. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Pride is a fairly predictable entry in the highly predictable inspirational sports drama genre. But the movie is saved by the earnest, believable performance of Terrence Howard and by Bernie Mac in a more serious role than usual. Read more
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice: The feature debut from South African director Sunu Gonera is straight from the sports-film playbook, the one in which an underdog team coached by an obstinate overachiever overcomes obstacles and adversity to take home the gold. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Pride has Hollywood formula practically stitched to its Speedo. But the characters and the actors who play them are so captivating, we're too entertained and charmed to notice. Read more