Go Team U.S.A.!!

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2019)

The first time I heard about this movie, I had no idea what it was or what it was about, but when I watched it, I loved it. I had never watched hockey before and this was the first time. I was actually really interested in it and it was fun to watch. It was also interesting to learn about the story, too, which I had never heard of.
This movie is about the American olympic hockey team in 1980 coached by Herb Brooks. The team was made up of college hockey players, who ended up beating the Russian hockey team, the greatest hockey team in the world. They ended up winning the gold medal in hockey.
I honestly do not know how accurate this movie is, but it seemed pretty believable to me. I thought it was very interesting, because it did not just have to do with them winning the best hockey team in the world, but also having a victory over the Soviet Union. This movie was set during the Cold War, so to win the Russian hockey team was kind of like a little victory. Another thing I found interesting was how Herb Brooks picked and coached his team. It does not have to do with world history, but the history of the hockey team. Brooks did things very differently, but in doing so, created a strong team. He not only wanted them to have great endurance and stamina, but to bond as a team and work together.
The director of this movie is Gavin O'Connor. He did a great job with this movie. It is a good mix of serious and fun, with a little bit of suspense, which I like. Some of the main actors are Michael Mantenuto, Kurt Russell, Eddie Cahill, Noah Emmerich, Patricia Clarkson, and Nathan West. I really loved all of the characters and thought the actors did a great job. I loved the chemistry between the team and the coaches; it made for a great movie. My favorite scene in the movie was when team U.S.A. played Russia in the olympics and beat them, especially after they had lost to them at Madison Square Garden previous to that. It was very suspenseful at first, but victorious at the end.
Overall, I just thought it was a great movie. The first time I started to watch it, I wasn't sure if I would be interested in it or not, because it was a movie about hockey and I had never watched hockey before, but I loved it. It gave me more of an interest in hockey. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.