Pride
Dir: Sunu Gonera
2007
****
Sunu Gonera takes his time with Pride, he builds the film and the characters and tells the big story when it's ready. Some cliches are present (in the form of Tom Arnold's character) but for most of the film the story and characters are fresh and serve a purpose. The meaning of the word Pride is explored sensibly too, which I think is one of the films biggest assets. The other is Terrance Howard, who is still woefully underrated. His performance here is as good as any Oscar nomination I've seen in the last few years, long may his career continue. The films other secret weapon is the wonderful and sorely missed Bernie Mac. This was his last great film and and good film to remember him by.