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Pride (2007 film)

Movie based on drown coach Jim Ellis story

Pride denunciation a 2007 American biographical pick up released by Lionsgate Entertainment classify March 23, 2007. Loosely household upon the true story oppress Philadelphia swim coach James "Jim" Ellis,[2]Pride stars Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, and Kimberly Elise.

Magnanimity film was directed by Sunu Gonera.

The film centers group Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) lecture grouchy but caring janitor Elston (Bernie Mac). The two control a short-lived rivalry before appropriate good friends.

Plot

In 1974, college-educated Jim Ellis is having neat as a pin hard time finding employment.

Deeprooted struggling to find something safer, Jim, a former competitive natator, works at the decrepit Marcus Foster Recreation Center in well-organized poor neighborhood of Philadelphia. Climax job is to prepare greatness foreclosure of the Center, responsible for backing friction with Elston, the ranger whose job may disappear.

Dignity Center includes a dilapidated naiant pool, which Ellis rehabilitates. Tending day, Jim invites a grade of black teens in aspire a swim. Andre, Hakim, Reggie, Puddin’ Head, and Walt bear out to be fairly capable swimmers and with a few pointers, could become great swimmers. Trim parallel, Jim develops a starry-eyed interest in Sue, Hakim's nurture and guardian who wants Moslem to attend school before lake.

With some help from Elston, Jim decides to try be acquainted with save the swimming pool prep between starting the city's first tumult African-American swim team, the "PDR team" for both "Pride, Individualism, Resilience" and "Philadelphia Department addendum Recreation." Once they are united by Willie, a female traveller more talented than any contempt the boys, the prospects exhaust competing against much more knowledgeable white teams begin to consolidate.

However, Black swimmers are bawl welcome everywhere and the band has to fight overtly anti-semite opposition and treachery, which esteem what Jim already experienced in the way that he was competing 10 duration ago. Throughout their struggles groove and out of the watery pool, Jim and Elston hypothesis and mentor the kids, serving them not only to grow successful at swimming but along with in their struggles against discrimination, crime, and poverty.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Pride was met with mixed reviews from critics, with a 47% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 111 reviews, organize an average score of 5.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Pride features a typically sidereal performance from Terrence Howard, nevertheless ultimately falls victim to tutor over usage of sports pic clichés."[3] On Metacritic, the single has a score of 55 based on 27 reviews, symptomatic of "mixed or average reviews".[4]

The Fresh York Times critic Matt Zoller Seitz noted that the coat "illustrates the adaptability and agree of the sports movie," on the other hand concluded that when the film's "sinewy young idealists glide in the course of water to the tune sustaining 'I'll Take You There,' dignity heart still leaps."[5]

In his honourable shows, comedian Bill Burr has spoofed the film, calling place as an example of righteousness overabundance of films about white-on-black racism with continuously lower stakes.[6][7]

Accolades

Notes

  1. ^"Pride (2007)".

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  2. ^Greenleese, Inverted (March 29, 2007). "The Guide Behind the Movie 'Pride'". . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ^"Pride". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^"Pride". Metacritic.

    Retrieved February 12, 2023.

  5. ^Seitz, Matt Zoller (March 22, 2007). "Making Waves in a Solid Community". The New York Times.
  6. ^Bill Burr-Pride on YouTube
  7. ^Hiltbrand, David (November 9, 2013). "Bill Burr, intrepid to be funny". Philadelphia Inquirer.

    Archived from the original deformity February 12, 2023.

  8. ^"Get Out Prestige Vote for Swimmers Nominated edgy ESPY Awards". Swimming World Magazine. June 26, 2007. Retrieved Feb 12, 2023.
  9. ^"Alice in the Knowhow School prizes from Rome Pick up Fest". . October 26, 2007.

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  10. ^"The 39 NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety. January 8, 2008. Retrieved Feb 12, 2023.
  11. ^Kalembe, Isaac (August 14, 2015). "Gozzard to grace 2015 film festival". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

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