It was more than a Hockey Game
It was a tumultuous time in the world as well as in the U.S.,
with oil shortages, a poor economy and political discord, U.S. hostages in Iran,
and the Soviets invading Afghanistan; America needed something to cheer about
and an unlikely man from St. Paul, Minnesota was about to deliver America that
shot-in-the-arm. Miracle tells the true story of the of the 1980 Olympic
Hockey team in an era before “Dream Teams” took over. Herb Brooks
(Kurt Russell), a former player turned coach, pushes his players to limits they
haven’t been pushed to before, in preparation to take on the best hockey team in
the world, the Soviet Union.
As a fellow Minnesotan and Hockey fan I thoroughly enjoyed
watching this movie. The dedication these young players put into the game
despite the pressure on their shoulders was inspiring. My Dad
always said growing up “When there is a will there is a way” and that is what
these young men proved. Kurt Russell does his best to lay on a thick Midwestern
accent, is that how we really talk? Yeah, you betcha it is.
Sports fans or not this underdog story can be appreciated.
Motherly Advice: Miracle was made even
better with the assistance of ClearPlay since it was mainly language and
blasphemy that needed filtering. Of course a movie about hockey is
going to a have a fight on the ice or two which it did but nothing graphic or
bloody. The young players drink alcohol in a couple of scenes but
the overall feeling of the movie is done in good taste and safe for the family
to watch. It is a great film about a triumphant moment in our
history.
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