This movie was about a former swimmer (Terrance Howard), who helps instruct some inner city youths how to competitively swim. I know we have all seen this movie before(Remember the titans, Coach Carter, etc.), however this one was above average and enjoyable. I sometimes have problems with these types of movies relying too much of the script on the racial aspect of it, but in this movie I did not have that feeling. There were a few instances of bashing the white man, but it was not overdone and did not take away from the heart of the movie. The big story here is the superb acting of Terrance Howard who really makes this movie with his portrayal of swimming coach Jim Ellis. Yes, the constant tearing up got cheesy, but his heart was in the right place and he did a good job nailing the part. Loved Bernie Mac as always, and the five actors who played the swimmers all did a good job. Tom Arnold is great and we all love him, just not in this role. The role needed to be played by a hard nosed actor who could play an A**hole real well. I was half expecting Tom to start cracking jokes and being fun like he is on the "Best Damn Sports Show Period." He carried the part well, I just was not buying it BECAUSE IT IS TOM ARNOLD!!! My other gripe with this otherwise good movie was the storyline with the neighborhood drug dealer. I find it hard to believe that after Jim Ellis beat this guy and his boys down that nothing else happened with this storyline. Sadly in the real world too many times in a situation like this, the guy will come back for revenge. We all read about this in the news way too often about senseless violence and murders. Other than that, if you are interested in watching a feel good movie with some decent actors, I recommend watching this movie.
Review of Pride
