Miracle positions itself as one of those uplifting, patriotic movies you could get thrown into jail for disliking. The film, which follows the Cinderella U.S. hockey team at the 1980 Olympics, models itself after Remember the Titans and The Rookie, but those pictures earned their tones of triumph by grounding themselves in genuine emotion,
something Miracle lacks. Still, the final half-hour was gripping enough to make me interested in hockey, which is worth a half-star in and of itself.
