Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2005)

If you have much negative to say about this movie then you were obviously not born yet or too young to understand that all of the political drama and hockey action displayed in this movie was exactly how it was in February of 1980. If you fail to fall into the category of any of the above then you have no right to comment on the reality that was the world in 1980. As for the historians out there from Sweden and their lack of knowledge... The USA beat USSR in the semi-finals of the medal round and then beat Finland for the Gold. Look it up it is fact. In the medal round the Soviets were the #1 seed, Sweden #2, Findland #3 and US #4. #1 played #4 in one semi and #2 played #3 in the other. We beat the Soviets and Finland beat Sweden which ended up with the US playing Finland for the gold and Sweden playing the USSR for the Silver and Bronze. If the US would have lost to Finland then the US would have won the Bronze and the Soviets the Gold.....based on overall records.