Miracle

"Do you beleive in miracles.....?" This is one of the most famous quotes from a sports broadcaster ever, Al Michales uttered this words during the end of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Hockey game between the unhearled, unherd of team from the United States against the red mahince that was the U.S.S.R. The movie Miracle takes place during that time starting from the Olympic tryouts, coach Herb Brooks played by Kurt Russel is appointed as the U.S. Olympic hockey coach after having many successful seasons as the head coach at the University of Minnesota. The movie not only goes into the sour relations between the countries of the United States and the Soviet Union but also the controversy within the team, players still holding grudges from playing at rival colleges, and the trouble that Mr. and Mrs. Books had as the coach directed the majority of his time to building his perfect hockey team. Miracle has one of the most moving sports movie scenes that I have ever seen, after an embarrassing loss coach brooks holds his team after the exhibition game to run skating sprints to the point where the arena lights are turned off. You do not only see the growth of the team during this movie but how the players matured and came to an understanding that this was just more then a game between two teams, but a game between two countries. No one really gave the underdog Americans a chance against the super power had a run of winning every hockey gold medal since 1956. But as you all probably know by now the Americans won in dramatic fashion but the story goes into more about the players, coach, and how the team came together. The cinematography during the action scenes of hockey games is amazing, it feels like you are on the ice with the players and makes it feel like it is once again the winter of 1980. The shots seem almost in line with the real action from the game, I have watched the game numerous times and am amazed at how close they were able to simulate the flow from the game. This movie is rated PG due to some language and sports violence but I believe that anyone any age would enjoy this movie, I give it 3 thumbs up and anyone who has not scene this film I high recommend it.