8/10 movie about a 10/10 accomplishment

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2004)

It's hard to recreate the magic of a once-in-a-lifetime event, but Miracle comes pretty close.
It succeeds in recapturing the spirit of the times, the personality of coach Herb Brooks, the tension of the game, and the exhilaration of Al Michaels' famous call as the clock went to 0:00. While there are plenty of minor things I could quibble about, Miracle's ability to recapture the spirit of the Soviet upset makes it a success.
A movie about this subject could easily have been a stinker, but Miracle isn't that at all. It's a great sports movie that suffers only in comparison to the real story. I gave it 8/10.