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Movie Overview
Cast
Kurt Russell
Patricia Clarkson
Noah Emmerich
Director
Gavin O'Connor
MPAA Rating
PG - language and some rough sports action
Miracle (2004)
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OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh
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2/4
"Invaluable proof that nothing can save a hackneyed screenplay"
Film Freak Central
Bill Chambers
A-
"The film is about the moment of victory, and what a beautiful moment it was."
FilmJerk.com
Brian Orndorf
"While the sundry tensions among players and, especially, between players and coach, provide a modicum of drama, none is pursued to the point of detail."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
A-
"Disney has another hit on their hands with "Miracle"... it's not suspenseful, but it's great entertainment."
EDGE Boston
David Foucher
3/4
"
Miracle
is a blatant crowd pleaser, but there's no denying that it's often very effective."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
2.5/4
"Amicably gets the job done while never wavering far from its often cliched path."
TheMovieBoy.com
Dustin Putman
"Russell, perfectly cast, wears his character's 20 years of regret with supreme sadness."
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Ed Gonzalez
B
"Such is the power of patriotism, under-dog heroics and a movie that knows when to cue the inspiring music."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
4/4
"There has never been as exciting a sports event filmed in the movies as there is on display in Miracle, and I’m including the fight in Rocky and the QB sack in Rudy"
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
B
"Effective drama that asks little from the audience and returns pretty much what one would expect."
Film Blather
Eugene Novikov
3.5/4
"
Miracle
no es la primera película sobre un equipo deportivo que consigue la gloria contra todo pronóstico, sin embargo, es una de las pocas en donde la realidad es más emotiva que la ficción."
Doncinema.com
Flavio J. Arosemena
2.5/4
"...[a] gritty and grand feel-good sporting story.This is a serviceable hat trick that scores some vital goals in its high-spirited gumption."
Movie Eye
Frank Ochieng
C+
"A major spring crowd-pleaser--'Seabiscuit' with pucks--but while the victory of Team USA in 1980 might have been miraculous, the movie reduces it to something pretty ordinary."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3/5
"Miracle reveals in the dramatic story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that giving oneself up to the Game is the highest calling in sports."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
3/4
"Inspirational and uplifting."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
4/5
"Olympic hockey drama re-creates an unexpected victory and the blood, sweat, toil and tears that made it happen."
Netflix
James Rocchi
2/4
"Has oodles of historical sentiment to work with but chooses to travel a conventional road."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
6/10
"Strangely disappointing because it only meets expectations, going faithfully by the sports-movie numbers."
Window to the Movies
Jeffrey Chen
"You don't have to be a fan of ice hockey to appreciate this old-fashioned underdog tale about America's unexpected defeat over the Russians..."
Light Views
John Larsen
7/10
"A television movie projected onto a big screen."
Planet Sick-Boy
Jon Popick
2/4
"Kurt Russell's performance transcends the film's unilateral politics to achieve a viewer-conversant three dimensions."
Slant Magazine
Keith Uhlich
C+
"often feels like an endurance test, but there is no denying the uplifting nature of the event"
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
2.5/4
"A basic, feel-good sports movie, but if you like that sort of thing, it isn't too bad"
Movie Habit
Marty Mapes
"[A]s humanly real and as plausibly believable as the improbable truth can be."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
2.5/4
"This middle-of-the-road film missed a more interesting opportunity."
Mr. Brown's Movies
Michael Dequina
3/4
"Kurt Russell's performance ranks as one of the most compelling portraits of a coach ever committed to film."
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
B+
"The silver medal goes to Kurt Russell's fine performance as coach Herb Brooks."
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
B+
"Believe in the greatness of Kurt Russell."
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
B
"The spark itself can never be duplicated, but
Miracle
gets a lot closer than we might have hoped."
Flipside Movie Emporium
Rob Vaux
B+
"The hockey scenes, photographed by Dan Stoloff (“Tumbleweeds”) look great."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
B-
"“Miracle” is the kind of inspirational film that will appeal, mostly, to the hockey fans but its crowd-pleasing nature should carry it beyond just the fans."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
4.5/5
"That it's so warmly nostalgic and so damn exciting (especially when you consider that, hey, we already know who
won that game
) is a minor miracle in its own right. "
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
4/5
"Calculated, polished, and affectionate."
Filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell
"Big on slogans, but low on personality."
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
B+
"An accessible, meticulous, rousing tribute to the legendary game that should both please mainstream audiences and hold up to aficionado scrutiny."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
8/10
"This is an inspirational saga that transcends its sport."
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Susan Granger
6/10
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