The Cokeville Miracle(Excel)
Rated PG-13 for thematicmaterial including violence and peril.
Starring Jaysen Wade,Nathan Stevens, Kimberly Mellen, Sarah Kent, Caitlyn E.J. Meyer.
Written and Directed byT.C. Christensen.
GRADE: B+
REVIEW:
Im always skeptical of movies that claim to make youbelieve in God or miracles. In short, Im a firm believer that faith cannot begained from a film, but that films and other artistic exploits can onlyre-affirm or strengthen that which you already possess (or lack). Theres areal national market for faith-based films these days (Heaven Is For Real, Gods Not Dead, Little Boy, etc.), but thelocal intermountain area has been thriving for years with the advent of Mormoncinema, mostly coming from local production companies like Excel and othersmall ventures that churn out movies like The Saratov Approach. The latest suchfilm is The Cokeville Miracle, basedon the true story of an insane couple that took an entire school hostage inWyoming in 1986.
The film focuses on the towns police chief Ron Hartley, aman who struggles with his faith in God due to the lack of humanity he sees inhis crime-ridden line of work. The towns former marshal is David Young (NathanStevens), who returns to Cokeville with a sinister plot. He also brings hisdevoted wife Doris (Kimberly Mellen) and daughter Penny (Caitlyn E. J. Meyer)with him, along with a bomb of his own making. The Youngs entered the school,corralled all the students, teachers, staff and a few bystanders into a singleclassroom, while demanding a $2 million ransom for each of the 137 kids. As theharrowing scene unfolds, the townspeople wait outside the school, fearing theworst. Through an unlikely series of events, the bomb explodes, while DavidYoung kills himself and finishes Doris off after seeing her engulfed in flames.Although injured, none of the children or adults locked in the classroom die inthe blast. Hartley conducts his own investigation into the incident,discovering that many children saw angels intervene just before and during theblast, leading him to question his faith even deeper. With the help of his wifeClaudia (Sarah Kent), Hartley comes to the conclusion that a higher powerintervened to save the children.
The Cokeville Miracleis a film that will reinforce your faith (should you have any) and it conveys abeautiful, spiritual significance. There are several moments (and actualaccounts) that will draw tears from anyone who professes to believe in a higherpower. Again, if you dont believe in such things, the movie will be yetanother sermon about fairy tales you dont buy into.
All faith issues aside, TheCokeville Miracle gets high marks for focusing on the concept of faith andmiracles without the appearance of anything Mormon in it. The townspeople areportrayed as religious, but there are no references to anything LDS. Thepeople attend church services and carry single bibles (not those vinylquadruple scripture cases you see around LDS meeting houses). There is afamiliar Mormon childrens song at the end of the film, but its one that couldbe sung in any Christian denomination. The stripping of all LDS references isperhaps deliberate on the part of director-writer T.C. Christensen, who seemsto be reaching out to an audience beyond the pews of LDS chapels. Its a moviemade for people of all faiths, and thats a good thing.
All positive points aside, there are a few flaws in The Cokeville Miracle that are hard tooverlook. One is the embellishment of a few facts (based on a true story,remember?) surrounding the incident, most likely added for dramatic effect. Theother is the failure procure a few vehicles from the mid 1980s, instead of thelate-90s, early 2000 model cars, trucks and especially a minivan (used by theYoungs). I know T.C. had a small budget, but Im also sure there are plenty offolks willing to donate a few clunkers for the cause. The mostly local Utahcast turns in an adequate ensemble performance, albeit melodramatic at times.
All quibbles aside, TheCokeville Miracle did reaffirm my beliefs in a higher power, even though Idont know why God saves some children from peril while others are no so lucky.Perhaps such questions are meant to compel exploration of that higher power alittle more.
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