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"Miracle" - Movie Review
Annabelle Robertson
Entertainment Critic
Release Date: February 6, 2004
Rating: PG-13 (for language and some rough sports action.)
Genre: Drama/Action/Sports
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Actors: Kurt Russell, Eddie Cahill, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Patrick O'Brien Demsey
Review: Even if you don’t have faith, “Miracle” is sure to make you a believer.
The year is 1979 and America is reeling from a decade of discouragement. The Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, Love Canal, the recession, gas rationing and the Iran Hostage Crisis – and let’s not forget the death of Elvis – have all contributed to a growing sense of despair. The Winter Olympics are just around the corner, but the U.S. hockey team hasn’t got a prayer of making the quarter-finals, much less getting a medal. The Soviets, who have dominated the sport for years, have just whipped the N.H.L. “dream team” of all-star, pro hockey players, six to nothing.
Enter Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell), a college hockey coach who, as a player, was cut from the 1960 Olympic hockey team just days before the Games, and who now has every intention of winning. The key, Brooks says, is to change the way Americans play hockey. “All star teams fail because they rely on the talents of individuals,” he explains. “By contrast, the Russians have a team mentality.” So Brooks pulls together 20 players, choosing not necessarily the best, but those players he knows will work together on the ice. And, with only seven months to go, he puts them all to work.
