SummaryThe inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the exciting true story of one of the greatest moments in modern history, the film captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice. (Disney)
SummaryThe inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the exciting true story of one of the greatest moments in modern history, the film captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice. (Disney)
At the movie's core, disguised with pitch-perfect Minnesota accent and bushy comb-over hairdo, the perpetually underrated Kurt Russell (as the late coach Herb Brooks) delivers a brilliant performance of immaculate control.
A great sport film for everyone to enjoy. Inspirational and heart-warming. A movie about the importance of determination, friendship, and team work. Good acting by everyone, especially Kurt Russell. One of Disney's best sports movie.
Kurt Russell capstones his lifelong relationship with Walt Disney Pictures in what might be a film containing his all-time greatest performance. "Miracle" is a winsome testament to the inspirational power that sports maintains over the human spirit.
Ordinary folks working together to triumph over incredible odds, depicted in a Disney film that doesn't overdose on sentiment? That's the real miracle.
The film has many great moments, but dare I say, it’s not melodramatic enough. To understand the magnitude of the miracle on ice, you had to live it, breathe it, and feel it.
Like the Oscar-nominated "Seabiscuit," though, Miracle fails to ring true as it tries to make a sporting event an all-embracing metaphor for the American way.
I am not a Hockey fan, but you don`t have to be to enjoy this movie. If you like underdogs you will like this movie. If you like the Olympics you will like this movie.
safe hands that does bold deeds..
Miracle
Miracle is a character driven biographical sport drama about a newly assigned coach whose quirky methods is the only chance of winning the 1980 US Olympic Hockey. The methods and the procedure that it follows on preparing for the competition may be familiar and has few seen-this-seen-that conflicts along with that. But this is where O'Connor comes in, his sweat drop precision on pulling off such a detailed heist is what fuels this more than two hours of hectic journey. His way of drawing out the emotions from the audience isn't manipulative at all, at least not at the compromise of the storytelling. His world isn't busy, but is mellow and eschews the well bred characters and allows the audience to breathe it in. It may be short on technical aspects like background score, cinematography and editing but its sharp sound effects along with its attentive camera work that has palpable surrounding, offers the audience the experience of playing on the field. The high pitched dramatic sequences are electrifying as it normally does to the audience, in such genres. At the end of the line, it's all in Russell's hand, his safe hands that does bold deeds, is what keeps the audience rooting for these games. Unfortunately, not only the side characters are undercooked but also one-dimensional. The inspirational speech, layered monologues, nail-biting games and Russell's portrayal as a stubborn coach are the high points of the feature. Guggenheim's adaptation is of wider range and to account in all these episodes is the work of O'Connor's fine execution skills. Each act in here is reverential and yet is brimmed with equal crispiness. Miracle is an important feature for the society and the political perspective of it that inspires people, but more importantly shows some promising content on weaving the craft out of such an event.