In 1986, more than 150 schoolkids and adults were held hostage at an elementary school in tiny Cokeville, Wyo. Their captors used a gasoline-fueled bomb that eventually went off. Ultimately, no hostages were killed, and several children reported seeing angels or deceased relatives who helped guide them to safety.
It sounds like surefire fodder for a faith-based film, which is exactly what "The Cokeville Miracle" is. (The story was previously filmed as 1994's "To Save the Children," a TV movie with Richard Thomas and Robert Urich.) And like a lot of inspirational films, the movie could use a little more subtlety and restraint.
The film is essentially divided into two parts. The first half focuses on David Young (Nathan Stevens), who devises a plot to take over the school. His dutiful wife, Doris (Kymberly Mellen), willingly participates, but his teen daughter (Caitlin E.J. Meyer) is more wary.
This section of the movie essentially plays like a thriller, as Young tests his explosives and then infiltrates the school. Still, it's never overly dark or threatening, as writer-director T.C. Christensen can be heavy-handed with both actors and dialogue. "Hey, lady, is this your first time kidnapping helpless little children?" one hostage asks Doris.
The movie's second half looks at the aftermath once the bomb goes off, as the town sheriff (Jasen Wade) interviews hostages and tries to grasp what happened. Perhaps too conveniently, he is in the midst of a crisis of faith, so the town miracle comes along at a perfect time to spark a happy ending.
That is probably the movie's biggest problem. Everything feels pat and oversimplified, with no gray areas. That's not uncommon in films of this nature, but Christensen is unable to make the movie feel like anything more than propaganda.
The film concludes with a title card that asks why other hostage situations didn't have divine intervention, then responds with: "We should recognize God's hand when we see it."
In other words, don't ask too many questions.
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'The Cokeville Miracle'
Director: T.C. Christensen.
Cast: Jasen Wade, Nathan Stevens, Kymberly Mellen, Sarah Kent.
Rating: PG-13, for violence, peril and mature themes.
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