Better than usual

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2004)

If someone said to me that I was going to see a Disney film about hockey, I would have expected "The Mighty Ducks." If they said I was about to see a Disney movie with Kurt Russell, I would have expected comedy and music.
"Miracle" is above all of that. No, there are no tunes, or comedy. This tells the true story of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team. Kurt Russell acts, and he is fantastic. I totally accepted him as a hockey coach.
I was surprised with the attention to detail in this picture. They had everything exactly right. It didn't take long to forget that I was seeing a Disney film with Kurt Russell. This one deserves a lot of credit, and Russell's acting has never been better.