Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 27, 2020 6/10

Working closely with the real Jim Ellis, Terrence Howard's portrayal is moving and accurate.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 20, 2020 2.5/4.0

Howard seems to pride himself on portraying characters with both a deep sense of flawed humanity and a redemptive quality.

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Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 13, 2019

This is not a sports movie. This is a movie about a man involved in sports. This is Jim Ellis' story. This is a story of heart, conviction, motivation, determination, pride.

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Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net Apr 25, 2011 5/10

It's another kinda, sorta based on a true story, inspirational sports film in the vein of any given Bruckheimer sports film.

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Jeff Bayer The Scorecard Review Mar 3, 2008 5/10

Maybe because it focused on swimming, and didn't really capture the drama of the sport, it came off like a TV movie. It even borrowed from Dead Poets Society with an 'Oh Captain, My Captain' moment.

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Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Oct 31, 2007 3/5

Feel-good swimming flick takes on racism.

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Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 B-

Howard anchors the film with a charismatic turn. He doesn't turn Ellis into a plaster saint but portrays a complex and complicated man.

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Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Jul 14, 2007 3/4

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Brian Webster Apollo Guide Jul 9, 2007 68/100

A movie that deserves to succeed, but falls just short because it shows us much more than it teaches us.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jul 2, 2007 1.5/4

...undone by its reliance on exceedingly conventional elements.

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Stax IGN Jun 25, 2007 3.5/5

Despite its shortcomings, Pride proves to be an effective feel-good sports drama.

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Jun 19, 2007 2/4

Directed by Zimbabwean-born Sunu Gonera, who seems fascinated with 1970s American 'ghetto' atmosphere; he overdoses viewers on afros, hoop earrings and graffiti, which at least keeps the movie watchable.

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Keith Phipps AV Club Apr 5, 2007 B-

The plot plays out as predictably as anyone might expect, but the fine details keep Pride squarely above average.

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Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters Apr 1, 2007

Bodies are framed and lit to be seen. In a movie where characters appear in dimly lit interiors or near light-reflecting chlorine-blue pools, this is no small thing.

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Jonathan W. Hickman Entertainment Insiders Mar 31, 2007 3/4

While Terrence Howard is subdued in the role of Coach Ellis throughout much of the film, Bernie Mac provides a much needed lift especially early on.

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Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 3BlackChicks Review Mar 31, 2007

This is an inspirational movie that really touches the heart.

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Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle Mar 31, 2007 2/5

Pride's story was etched in stone ages ago by mysterious movie powers beyond our understanding, and all the Staples Singers' songs in the world won't keep it from its appointed rounds.

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Brent Simon FilmStew.com Mar 28, 2007

By painting in such broad strokes and playing up race-baiting that Ellis says he didn't experience, are they not couching the movie as somehow uniquely "black"?

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Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Mar 26, 2007 2/4

I have seen Pride now too many times without actually seeing it.

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Pete Hammond Maxim Mar 26, 2007 2.5/5

Swimming isn't exactly the most cinematic of sports and unfortunately the script gets waterlogged well before the big finale.

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