Anyone with a moderate knowledge of US sporting history is familiar with the 1980 US Olympic men's hockey team, and their epic (albeit bronze-medal) game against the USSR's juggernaut of a team.That didn't stop me from watching Miracle when the opportunity presented itself. What's not to love about an underdog story, especially one involving hockey? It's like the cult favorite The Mighty Ducks, only in real life.
Kurt Russell owned the movie as the team's coach, Herb Brooks. Against all odds, and pushing the players harder than they had been pushed before, he turned a bunch of talented but egotistic college students into a top notch hockey team.
Bottom line: a classic feel-good tale.
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