I initially struggled to get into this film, because I wasn't ready to sit through one and a half hours of hallmark-grade sap. After the gang hit the road, though, I found myself laughing too hard to care.
Miracle Mile isn't a perfect film, and it isn't a masterpiece. It is a solidly-written, moderately-performed, excellently-scored drama, loaded with moments of absolute comedy gold. Norman's incident with the ice-cream crazed children, Norman's incident with the loudspeaker and highway patrol, and Norman's incident with the fellow road-rager in the motel parking lot all stand out as moments I was laughing until I nearly cried.
The film has starkly Christian tones throughout, but I have to say the main moral that I took away was this: You should never road trip with Norman!
Miracle Mile isn't a perfect film, and it isn't a masterpiece. It is a solidly-written, moderately-performed, excellently-scored drama, loaded with moments of absolute comedy gold. Norman's incident with the ice-cream crazed children, Norman's incident with the loudspeaker and highway patrol, and Norman's incident with the fellow road-rager in the motel parking lot all stand out as moments I was laughing until I nearly cried.
The film has starkly Christian tones throughout, but I have to say the main moral that I took away was this: You should never road trip with Norman!