Pride (Widescreen Edition)

I loved this movie, because it not only showed us in a positive light (a young, college-educated, African-American man who comes back to his community and ends up affecting change in a way no one would've thought of), but it helped to buck an old stereotype: black folk don't swim. And for a while, we bought into it. However, when I understood what the statistics were saying about the drowning rates among African Americans (particularly African American children), I realized how important it was that I learned how to swim. So I started taking swim lessons where I work; and when I learned that there was to be a movie about the first African American swim team, I was excited. And Terrence Howard and the late, great Bernie Mac gave excellent performances, as well as Kimberly Elise.

Pride starring Terrence Howard is based on a true story. Howard plays Jim Ellis who coaches some stubborn but talented teenagers how to swim like pros. This little film has a lot of heart, Howard always gives a flawless performance. Bernie Mac and Kimberly Elise also star. The music in the movie is great as well, set against the backdrop of the turblent 1970's. I highly recommend purchasing this under-rated gem, enjoy!

The only bad thing about this movie is that it could have been longer and gone into more detail. I never saw this movie in theaters because I thought that it would be a real sleeper, boy was I wrong! It was very good and a true story on top of that. I highly recommend this one.

This is a pretty good movie but, it has a "been there done that" feel to it. The actors do a good job with what they have to work with and the movie captures the time period without making it look too ridiulous. Swimming as a sport to watch, is like watching paint dry so, that doesn't help the film either. It's worth a look if you see it on cable, as the based on a true story film does inspire you...a little.

Even though swimming isnt really something that can be prideful its the point of this story that you can be more then what people expect you to be an just because other people want to act stupid doesnt mean you have to inspiring in many way not just swimming