A tribute to the USA hockey triumph

Rating: 9/10 (24 February 2008)

Miracle is the story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team's triumph over the tough and professional USSR. Miracle starts from Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) taking the coaching job, with his vision of what it would take to beat the Soviets in the Olympics. The players he picks are not the obvious choices, not necessarily superstars, but they are the choices that he feels will fit that vision of winning. Kurt Russell buries himself in this role--he IS Herb Brooks from Minnesota, with a very convincing mid-western accent. The story does a good job of setting up the importance of this triumph. Not everyone likes or gets sports, but this movie shows that whatever this event was, it was no mere game. It was a shot in the arm for the country at a time when it needed it. The film is a great tribute to a remarkable achievement.