For your consideration

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2004)

"Miracle" is a great film, and one of the best sport pictures ever made. It's a movie about glory and humanity. Kurt Russell gives an epic performance as the coach Herb Brooks. Gavin O'Connor takes the right way and he does a very good work. Noah Emmerich ("The Truman Show") and Kenneth Welsh as Doc are just OK. The music of Mark Isham is delicious. The people who play the USA team are amazing in their roles, specially Eddie Cahill, Patrick O'Brien, Michael Mantenuto, Nathan West, Eric Peter-Kaiser and Kenneth Mitchell. Patricia Clarkson ("Pieces of April") plays the Herb's wife in a very important role. The editing of John Gilroy is vibrating and touching. And Dan Stoloff makes a good photography. Finally, remember the best of the film: Kurt Russell.