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	Flipside Movie Emporium: Miracle Movie Review
		Thankfully, Miracle never takes its pedigree for granted, and delivers the goods largely by focusing on the roots of the victory instead of the cheap emotional payoff that other sports films are so obsessed with.
		Miracle centers primarily on that scheme, as the coach selects a gaggle of wide-eyed college kids and mercilessly forges them into something more than the sum of their parts.
		Miracle's ad campaign is rife with jingoism ("plucky underdog" doesn't exactly fit our national character these days), but the film itself is surprisingly even-handed, staying true to the facts without resorting to stereotypes.
	www.flipsidemovies.com /miracle.html (885 words)

	Miracle Movie - True Story of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team - Herb Brooks
		The Miracle on Ice was a monumental victory on both an athletic and political level.
		The nation was looking for a distraction from world events, which included the impending threat of nuclear war, the country's hostages in Iran, and the long lines at the gas pumps.
		In 1981, the TV movie Miracle On Ice aired with actor Karl Malden portraying Herb Brooks and Steve Guttenberg as goalie Jim Craig.
	www.chasingthefrog.com /reelfaces/miracle.php (1353 words)

	Miracle Movie Review
		Miracle is based upon actual historical fact and is, at it's heart, a classic underdog story in every sense of the word.
		In this respect, Miracle is reminiscent of Seasbiscuit (albeit not as effective) in it's portrayal of an underdog rising to challenge and instilling a sense of hope in a dispirited nation.
		Miracle is perhaps the best example of this since Hoosiers, a beautifully made film in which Gene Hackman played a coach who would take an Indiana high school basketball team all the way to the finals. Certainly, Brooks knew his team and more importantly, he knew how to push them and ultimately inspire them to their utmost potential.
	www.zboneman.com /movies/712.html (845 words)

	Colorado Kids Video Reviews - Miracle
		Well neither did I until I saw the movie "Miracle." "Miracle" is a true story of how a group of young American boys who didn't know each other, beat the 1976 gold medallist soviet hockey team.
		The movie was always changing course so you would never know what was to happen next, unless of course you were alive in 1980.
		The movie probably would have been easier to understand if I was actually there when the miracle had happened.
	www.colokids.com /miracle.html (245 words)

	Miracle Movie Review (Kurt Russell) By Brendan Cullin Empire Movies
		The movie is played against the backdrop of tense political times - the U.S. was in the middle of the Cold War, the Iran hostage crisis, gas shortages - and the Olympic victory was seen as an event that uplifted and united a nation.
		This movie is about the selection and the mental and physical training of the team that went on to defeat the Russians.
		Although I am too young to really remember Brooks' role in the Miracle game of 1980, I was fortunate enough to follow his coaching career in the National Hockey League (where he coached the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins) and his encore performance as coach of Team USA at the 2002 Olympics.
	www.empiremovies.com /reviews/brendan/miracle.shtml (875 words)

	Miracle Movie Review 1/2 out of ** - for the Kurt Russell Disney Hockey Movie
		The movie, starring Kurt Russell ("Dark Blue," 2002), was a semi-inspiring, semi-enjoyable family oriented film that chronicled the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's journey to the gold medal, or I should say to their defeat of the Russians.
		The opening of "Miracle" attempted to remind the audience of the state of the country in 1980.
		I wanted to feel this more during "Miracle," perhaps through several minor characters not associated with the Olympics, who we could have ended up watching the big game with, so we the audience wouldn't be the lone spectators.
	www.chasingthefrog.com /Reviews/04/miracle_review.htm (562 words)

	Miracle Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Miracle is the story of the late Brooks, the coach who took 20 kids who hated each other and fused them into a hockey team that achieved what Sports Illustrated called "The Greatest Sports Moment in the 20th Century." Prior to the Lake Placid Olympics, the United States had lost—badly—for several straight Games.
		Well, that's obviously an unfair question since Miracle is based on something that many remember as being both the most exciting event in the history of sports and the first time they ever saw their father cry.
		Miracle is based on the real-life struggle and triumph of the 1980 Olympic Hockey team and their magnificent season.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?mid=131849 (2304 words)

	Miracle Koi Food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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		Miracle Koi Food provides the same high value protein that Mother Nature supplies in the Japanese ponds.
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	Miracle Review :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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		Not only does Miracle let you relive that glorious event, it goes even further back, chronicling not only the team's history but also America's mindset during the last decade of the Cold War.
		If you've seen it once, you've seen it a dozen times, even in classic sports movie like Hoosiers that get away with it: the rah-rah speeches, the tension as the team seems to fall apart, and the ultimate victory of the underdogs who overcome great obstacles to become champions.
	www.hollywood.com /movies/reviews/movie/1742018 (729 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Miracle" Movie Review by Sara M. Fetters
		It is a mesmerizing, rollicking good time of a movie, the type that puts a lump in the throat, tear in the eye and a smile on the face, all at the same time.
		It’s all edited with crackerjack precision by John Gilroy (“Narc”), the movie weaving and bobbing through many of the games more intimate facets with the unwavering refinement of a speed skating ballerina.
		Maybe that is the greatest miracle of “Miracle.” Not only does it remind us of one of sport’s greatest moments; it also reminds us of the wondrous achievements human beings can accomplish if they set their sights high enough.
	www.moviefreak.com /reviews/m/miracle.htm (1218 words)

	Miracle DVD Release \| Disney \| Ice Hockey \| Kurt Russell \| 2004 \| 1980 Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Miracle is packed full of intense hockey footage - last minute goals, hard hits and saves like you've never seen before.
		While Miracle is a pretty solid film, there are a few things that may get on your nerves.
		Miracle is worth checkin' out, especially if you dig hockey flicks.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p4123.htm (499 words)

	Miracle Movie Review - Miracle Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe
		''Miracle'' retells the ''greatest moment in sports history'' (according to its makers), in which a team of scrappy boys from Boston and Minnesota are pitted against the glacial behemoths of the USSR.
		Of course, this movie is brought to you by the same studio responsible for such recent odds-beating, feel-good sports flicks as ''Remember the Titans'' and ''The Rookie,'' so don't bet against loving him by the end.
		The movie qualifies as a sort of nostalgic political period piece: Remember when we weren't the most loathed country on the planet?But no matter how hard the movie pushes them on us, world politics are ultimately beside the point.
	www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=2568 (722 words)

	Miracle movie poster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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	Miracle Movie Review
		This is a crowd pleaser of a film, if the packed sneak preview audience is any indication, which faithfully reprises the incredible story of a group of youngsters assembled to do Olympic battle against the Soviet juggernaut that had dominated the game for two decades.
		This is an event film rather than an actor's movie and, as such, the thesps involved are not given the chance to put any real dimension on their characters.
		"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.
	www.killermovies.com /m/miracle/reviews/l6p.html (976 words)

	Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - Movie Review - Miracle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		As Miracle opens, director Gavin O'Connor immerses the viewer in a sea of atmospheric nostalgia with a video montage of vintage news footage, old television commercials and pop-culture images of the late '70s.
		Any Given Sunday and most of the Rocky movies were virtually ruined by their use of overly emphatic collisions and punches that would kill any normal human being.
		To say that Miracle is a great hockey movie, or even one of the greatest sports movies ever is to slight its accomplishments.
	www.franksreelreviews.com /reviews/miracle.htm (985 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- Neon: MOVIE REVIEW: 'Miracle'
		But "Miracle" has other things on its mind than the hockey clash that became known as the "Miracle on Ice." (Which, hardly coincidentally, served as the title for a 1981 TV-movie featuring Karl Malden as Brooks and Steve Guttenberg as standout goalie Jim Craig.)
		And considering the movie's almost exclusive focus on Brooks, it could use a bit more of his off-the-ice life -- especially the conflict between Brooks and his sometimes understandably exasperated wife.
		In "Miracle," he moves beyond Brooks' external quirks (sing-songy Minnesota accent, Dry Look hairstyle) to capture his intensity and single-minded focus, along with the old but unhealed wounds driving him, and his team, to glory.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2004/Feb-06-Fri-2004/weekly/23132513.html (881 words)

	CNN.com - Review: Olympic hockey film 'Miracle' a winner - Feb. 5, 2004
		But what makes "Miracle" so good -- and so accessible, even to non-sports fans -- is the way the story is framed in the political and social context of its time.
		He was incredibly tough, driving his players to edge of their endurance, but the result was seen by many as nothing short of a miracle.
		"Miracle" serves as a fitting epitaph for the man behind one of the greatest feats in U.S. Olympic history.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/05/review.miracle (689 words)

	Miracle movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
		Miracle is a reasonably straightforward re-telling of how the team was assembled, polished, and pushed into battle under the relentless domination of its coach, Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell).
		Miracle is told from Brooks' perspective, and, as a result, he's the only well-developed character.
		Then came the Miracle on Ice, and, to those of us in the West, it was like a beacon in the night.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/m/miracle.htm (1022 words)

	ESPN.com: Page 3 - Learning to believe in 'Miracle' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Disney's "Miracle" is the story of legendary coach Herb Brooks and how he turned a bunch of 20-something college players and minor-leaguers into a team, and how that team became a family.
		The casting of Russell as the movie's only star is fitting as Brooks, fresh off capturing the 1979 NCAA championship, was the only "star" of the '80 team.
		I didn't realize I was getting caught up in the movie until I began worrying along with Eruzione that he wouldn't make the team and was choking up when Brooks cut the last player (no tears, though).
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/page3/story?page=skalko/review (1061 words)

	Miracle film movie trailer review at The Z Review
		Miracle will be released in the UK on R2 DVD on the 28th February 2005.
		People hired for the movie will go to Canada for hockey camp for six weeks starting January 19th and shooting is scheduled to begin in LA in March running to June.
		Miracle will tell the tale of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team who beat the Russian team against all the odds.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/m/miracle.shtm (1178 words)

	Miracle - movie review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		I remember how much I loved "Miracle on Ice", but even though I don't remember it very well, this film brought the same emotion for me. I really liked the beginning, setting up the tone of the times to let you know what the previous few years had been.
		I had also forgotten that the USSR game wasn't the final one, but the voice-over and footage of the final game didn't bother me. Even though it wasn't the final one, the USSR game really was the big one.
		The only distraction for me was a slight mention in the movie about a possible boycott of the 1980 summer olympics.
	www.colddeadfish.net /moviereviews/miraclereview.html (256 words)

	Miracle movie used in Therapy
		Movies typically consist of much fantasy, but this one is a true story.
		I find this movie to be a perfect example of how believing in yourself can get you very far in this world.
		This movie also shows how it takes much work to be successful.
	www.enterthefreudianslip.com /creative-corner-movies-miracle.htm (219 words)

	All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: Third Miracle
		Chief among these debunkers is Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris), known as "the miracle killer." A cynical man, who has long since given up his own belief in God, Father Shore is convincing as a non-believer, however it is hard to imagine a time when he ever believed.
		Although he is shown as a ruthless investigator in the past, this time he proposes the Chicago woman as a saint with relatively little digging, one of the many problems with the script's credibility.
		A movie can poke fun at religion and still seriously consider issues of faith, see DOGMA for example.
	www.all-reviews.com /videos-3/third-miracle.htm (645 words)

	Finder: 'Miracle' movie lacking only man who brought it to life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The perceived miracle of the 1980 Winter Olympics wasn't merely that a tremendous underdog overcame a juggernaut hockey team, but rather that a downtrodden country could overcome its lines at the gasoline pumps, its hostages in Iran, its weak knees at the sight of the Soviets.
		It's in the movie that tells so much about his relationships with his players, ones he tried to unify against him in hatred so they would meld together despite geographical differences and the Soviet spectre.
		In fact, because Birman's uncle scaled the Iron Curtain for America in 1980, his family was so closely watched that his father covered their telephone with a pillow while he spun the radio dial for BBC information.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04020/263430.stm (854 words)

	Miracle: Movie Review
		The only movie there I was even a little bit interested in seeing was Barbershop 2 and of course it was sold out.
		So I basically ended up standing there in the lobby looking at that the little screen they have with all their movies on it way up in the air, trying to decide between this and whatever that Owen Wilson movie is that's playing for what must have been, I don't know, 5 minutes or so.
		If you've seen any of these sports movies before, you pretty much know the story: a rag-tag buncha young crackas, an old angry coach who's always blowing a whistle and having a "Nick Nolte moment" (ok, he actually has one of his assistants blowing the whistle, but what do you care?).
	www.byroncrawford.com /2004/02/movie_review.html (932 words)

	Miracle (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The outcome was the stuff of sports legend: during the 1980 Winter Olympic games, the United States hockey team went from being underdogs, almost entirely counted out, to winning the gold medal by defeating their arch-rivals, the previously unbeatable Soviet Union team.
		`Miracle' details the hardships, tragedies, and ferocious dedication it took coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) to assemble this jigsaw puzzle of a team, and the toll it took on his personal life.
		`Miracle' is a valentine to Coach Brooks, and a deserved one (Brooks was tragically killed last year in a car accident).
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0349825 (1013 words)

	The Third Miracle
		The Bishop of his diocese calls him back to investigate reports that a statue of Mary at a Chicago cathedral is weeping tears of blood – tears, it is rumored, that actually flow from a beloved but recently deceased parish worker, Helen O'Regan.
		Frank is a "postulator," a spiritual detective who investigates the veracity of reported miracles, and his last assignment resulted in the public discrediting of waters with supposed miraculous healing properties.
		The End of the Affair, another movie positing the reality of miracles that’s also weighed down by its cloistered atmosphere, The Third Miracle makes you wonder what it is about the subject of religion that drains filmmakers of their perspective.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies/ThirdMiracle.htm (704 words)

	Miracle: Movie-Source.com Miracle Movie, Miracle Preview, Miracle Review
		The movie moves along consistently, blending the typical work-them-til-they-drop training scenes with more touching light drama, which basically revolves around Brooks' relationship with his wife (played by this year's Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson).
		The movie obviously will appeal to Americans most, as it portrays every player as fun and courageous while the Soviets barely get to say a word (though the stereotypical scowling gets used quite a bit).
		By the time December 2004 comes around, Miracle will be remembered as a good sports movie and not much else, but with Kurt Russell delivering one of his finest performances to date, and with an intense look at the training and games of 1980, it may very well be a little more than just that.
	www.movie-source.com /movie_page.asp?movieID=1375 (714 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "Miracle" movie review (2004) "Miracle" review, Gavin O'Connor, Kurt Russell, Eddie Cahill, Patricia ...
		Now comes "Miracle," a rousing and satisfying (if more perfunctory and less masterful) chronicle of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team -- a band of unknown young scrubs who captured America's imagination and pride by beating the unbeatable Russians (and later winning the gold medal) at the Lake Placid games.
		But in his characterization there's a strong sense of the man's integrity (he's as hard on himself as he is on his players), his personal and professional flaws and foibles, and his tacit faith in the often cocky young recruits he slowly brow-beats into a focused, disciplined unit.
		While the movie has notably accurate but mercifully ungarish period style, the director is somewhat less elegant in his endless incidental reminders of the socio-political atmosphere in which the story takes place.
	www.splicedonline.com /04reviews/miracle.html (929 words)

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