This years Academy award winning best actor...

Rating: 6/10 (8 February 2004)

Its incredible to note that the one truly negative review so far of this movie is by one who described it as a movie about the "U.S. Olympic soccer team." No, not a typo, the reviewer actually used the word soccer 3 times! And even more pathetic was how the reviewer concluded by saying the movie would have been better had it been about something else! Its pretty pathetic to not like a movie when you obviously have not seen it, its even worse to actually do a review about it.
Oh well, on to my review...
The movie MIRACLE will be enjoyed by millions, even if they know nothing about hockey, which is very fitting as millions enjoyed the 1980 gold medal performance of the USA Hockey Team, many of them non-hockey fans as well. It brilliantly captures the moment of the miracle, after beautifully detailing the events that led up to the decisive win over the Russians.
I went to the UW at the same time that Mark Johnson did, which makes the movie (as well as the actual miracle) even more compelling to me. The only people I could imagine not liking this movie are those that either hate sports, or those that watch the movie and come away thinking it was about a soccer match (hehe):)
The only thing worse than Chicago winning an Oscar would be if Kurt Russell didn't win an Oscar for best actor! He truly dominates the movie, which was a heartwarming tribute to Herb Brooks who died virtually during the filming of this movie. The supporting cast did their roles perfectly, as did the makers of this film, who delivered one of the most accurate portrayals of one of the most exciting sporting events of the 20th century.
Go see this movie...if you leave not liking it, then check your pulse to see if you are still alive. Or if you come away thinking it was a movie about soccer, then lightning truly can strike twice in the same place!