I'm a Believer!

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2004)

Being a hard core hockey fan, I viewed this movie with some skepticism. It didn't take long, however to make me a believer in miracles. Kurt Russell nailed the part. The hockey player/actors were totally convincing in their first foray into acting. The music, sets, costumes and interlacing of current events perfectly captured the "feeling" of the time. The piece de resistance was the action sequences which put the viewer right there on the ice in the middle of all the plays. I think this was an incredible piece of movie making. As for the fans who commented on the "mistake" showing 4 periods on the score board, according the Olympic Hockey Rules, Once into the medal round at the Olympics, if a game is tied after three periods the teams play 10 minutes of overtime and, if still tied, the game is decided on a shootout. For the gold medal game, it is 20 minutes of OT before the shootout. Hence the "4th period", which in this case, was unnecessary.