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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonKey to drama's success is the artful underplaying by Kurt Russell in the lead role of Herb Brooks.
- 80Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloAn unabashed flag-waver and one of the best feel-good sports movies ever, this authentic charmer does for its young hockey players what John Wayne used to do for the U.S. Marines, and it lifts us, too, onto the boys' cloud of belief.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenWhat will make the film compelling even for audiences who never heard of the miracle on ice is Kurt Russell's taut, nuanced portrait of Herb Brooks.
- 80L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasAt the movie's core, disguised with pitch-perfect Minnesota accent and bushy comb-over hairdo, the perpetually underrated Kurt Russell (as the late coach Herb Brooks) delivers a brilliant performance of immaculate control.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranPowered by an excellent Kurt Russell performance, Miracle treats old-fashioned, emotional material with an intelligence that respects both the story and the audience.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMiracle -- the title taken from TV announcer Al Michaels' famous game-clinching cheer, ''Do you believe in miracles? Yes!'' -- wins not when it exhorts by word but when it shows by action.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliMiracle is inspirational and uplifting -- qualities we are as much in need of today as we were during the winter of 1980.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasOnce these players strap on their skates and take to the ice, it's hard to suppress that lump in the throat.
- 63Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroWhile the movie's heroes lay everything on the line, Miracle is too content to skate along the surface.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottDoes a yeoman's job of recycling the day-old dough that passes for its story.