Emotional

Rating: Null/10 (8 February 2004)

This movie was wonderful, especially if you are old enough to remember the times surrounding the 1980 Olympics and the match vs. the Soviet Union specifically. I found myself getting emotional early on in the movie since I knew the ending since it is a true story. Kurt Russell did a superb job as Herb Brooks and it is unfortunate that Herb Brooks died last fall before the movie was completed.
While the movie is great, there is one tragedy involved with the movie's production. That tragedy is that the writer getting credit for the movie didn't actually write the screenplay that was used for the film. Because of stupid, outdated Screenwriters Guild rules, the true writer, Mike Rich (who wrote Finding Forrester, The Rookie, Radio)isn't getting credit for the movie. His story has been documented in THE OREGONIAN (Portland's main newspaper) and it is very unfortunate. Mike should be very proud of this movie as it caught the characters, emotions and thrills of Feb. 22, 1980. One bit of good news about Mike is that Herb's wife, Patty, invited Mike to the unveiling of a Herb Brooks statue in St. Paul, MN last week and Mike spoke at the unveiling and then there was a showing of the movie and 12 of the 20 team members attended. Herb's son actually wore plaid pants in his fathers memory.
Great Movie, Great Job Mike Rich!!!!!!!