Miracle capitalizes on its understanding of team dynamics: the bonding of pain and gain alike, the ownership of integrity over ego, the satisfaction of communal accomplishment. [Blu-ray]
Miracle (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 152
Fresh: 120
Rotten:32
Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus: Kurt Russell's performance guides this cliche-ridden tale into the realm of inspirational, nostalgic goodness.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for language and some rough sports action
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Feb 6, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $64,329,473
Synopsis: From Walt Disney Pictures comes MIRACLE, an inspiring family drama that combines hockey and history in retelling the story of one of sports' all-time greatest upsets. In 1980, amidst the tense... From Walt Disney Pictures comes MIRACLE, an inspiring family drama that combines hockey and history in retelling the story of one of sports' all-time greatest upsets. In 1980, amidst the tense political climate of the Cold War, Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) took over as coach of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. With the help of affable assistant coach Craig Patrick (Noah Emmerich), Brooks selected a group of twenty amateur hockey players who faced the daunting task of bringing respectability to their country's floundering program. While Brooks was well aware that his team lacked the talent and experience of the team from Russia, he nonetheless devoted his energy to realizing his lifelong dream: to coach a team to Olympic gold. Stepping into the gaudy wardrobe of the legendary Brooks (who was a consultant on the film and died in an automobile accident just after production wrapped), Russell delivers one of his finest performances to date. Surrounded by a cast of unknown young actors, Russell captures the complexities of a man who dared to dream the impossible dream. Director Gavin O'Connor and screenwriter Eric Guggenheim deftly balance the drama of the game itself with the larger political implications the game inspired, celebrating this truly miraculous moment in time. [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Eddie Cahill
Starring: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Eddie Cahill, Michael Mantenuto, Nathan West, Eric Peter-Kaiser, Billy Schneider, Patrick O'Brien Demsey
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Screenwriter: Eric Guggenheim
Producer: Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
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Reviews for Miracle
Russell is at his understated best in the film, which stands as a living tribute to Coach Herb Brooks.
This inspirational, rough and tumble, profanity-free testament to ingenuity also touches on the conflicts between work ethics and domestic responsibility.
A complex portrait of a man, and Kurt Russell delivers a major performance as that man.
Kurt Russell is perfect as hockey coach Herb Brooks in a true story that still manages to be rousing and inspirational despite its inherent predictability.
Esquemático em toda a narrativa, é apenas mais um exemplo inferior do gênero "azarão-com-espírito-de-vencedor".
While I don't like the way it simplifies history, I have to admit that Miracle is a hugely effective crowd-pleaser.
[It takes] a wonderful story and transforms it into by-the-numbers entertainment that doesn't show us anything new about hockey or this historic event.
It's not too hokey, not politically correct, not a mass of chewy, Disney-fried steak, not even a miracle -- it's just good storytelling.
You're glad that Brooks and his team have received the big-screen treatment that their story seems ideal for. But it's sad to see their excellence revisited in such a mediocre movie.
Director Gavin O'Connor has given us one of the greatest sports movies of all time and the best hockey movie this side of the comedic hockey masterpiece Slap Shot.
The film is about the moment of victory, and what a beautiful moment it was.
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