Wow!

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2004)

When I see the tagline, "based on the true story," I get wary. Nine times out of ten when the story is translated onto the big screen, the story isn't done justice. In this case the movie makers did it right. Miracle is truly an excellent movie.
I was only ten when the US Hockey team beat the Russians, and went on to win the gold. I remember how inspired my entire family was when it happened, because so many other things were happening in our country that were negative. Watching this movie brought all of that back. The movie not only did a convincing job showing us how the team was formed and trained by their coach, but also showing how the country desperately needed something or someone to give us hope that things could get better. I felt that pride and hope all over again watching the movie, and I was only ten the first time. That's how good this movie is!
The casting for this movie was brilliant. Kurt Russell was perfect. But the best was the casting of the hockey team. These were actual hockey players, playing hockey players. Sure, some of them were also actors, like Eddie Caghill, but he had to audition as a hockey player, not an actor. And it worked. The hockey scenes were so good, and some of those hockey players were not only very good actors, but downright good looking too. I was impressed, and I tend to be very critical of actors, since my background is performance in theater and film. These boys did great playing hockey and acting. Bravo, boys! Bravo!
So, if you haven't seen this movie, see it. You won't be disappointed.

Rank: 10