Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)

Beautiful, moving film.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Way to go, sound department. It would have been nice if I could understand what the actors were saying. Most of the time it seemed like they were mumbling, or whispering in the case of David Carradine. Turn up the sound enough to hear them, and you will be blown away by the music sound track, which was two or three times louder, or blown over by the sound effects.As to the weather near Christmas in Wyoming, try highs around 32 F (I checked wunderground.com today.Obviously, Miracle at Sage Creek is a family movie. It is also a family made movie, the Turner family, which occupies four of the eight "producer" slots on the credits, plus a music credit, a stunt credit, a writer credit and three actor credits --- four if you include Deputy Sheriff Turner, which seems to be thrown in as a joke. Considering most of these Turners don't have much experience in movies -- and didn't have much after -- the end result is reasonably good for amateurs. If this is a "Christian" values movie, it is not as heavy handed as some of this genre. Its moralizing for racial tolerance, at least regarding Native Americans, is commendable. However, if you are going to use "miracle" in the title, it helps if you deliver one, and it better be with a clever twist. ~~ miracle, noun 1 : an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs 2 : an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment ~~Parting the Red Sea was a miracle. Passing my econ final was a miracle. But this was just tacking a few sentences onto a long script to produce a happy ending. And they all lived happily ever after. (Could the tropical Christmas weather have been the miracle?)If you are looking for wholesome, evangelical Christian drivel, I hope you confuse this with the other miracle creek movie, Miracle at Morgan's Creek:"After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity." Don't worry, director Preston Sturges delivers a real miracle in his movie. Miracle at Morgan's Creek is a great movie. And it's fun for the whole family. Watch it!

Can a western be too nice? Yup, as much as I hate to say it here, because this a goodhearted, good-messaged film with good people and - yes, a touch of good Christianity, the fact remains it's a dull movie for the most part.You need some kind of edge in a western and it's not here, at least in the first half of the film. If you're boring in the first 30-60 minutes, you're going to lose them.....even in a very nice movie like this one.In a faith-based film, as this is, I don't expect nor want profanity or gory stuff, but you have to have some action and some villains that are more than just one old man carrying a grudge and acting a bit sour, as Keith Carradine does here. That isn't enough. However, kudos for the effort and for bringing God into a positive light in a western movie. I was glad to at least support like that with my rental money. I also appreciated seeing nice kids, a nice mom and dad, and I always enjoy seeing Wes Studi. I wish he had a bigger role in here. The acting in here was fine, too.There are a lot of good elements to this film, but it got off to such a slow start it lost me.

My Dad and I just watched this movie, he's a pretty big fan of westerns like Lonesome Dove. We were confused at the beginning about the relationships of all the people. We finally figured out the main details (two families at odds with each other for various reasons). David Carradine was good and some of the other actors were OK. The main problem we had was about John (Tim Abell). He gets injured but when they cannot find him they just assume he's dead. What's up with that? I would at least want to find the body for a proper burial. Then the families all just decide to hang out for Christmas time dinner. John's wife doesn't even seem too upset - come on she thinks her husband just died! Starting at about 2/3 of the way into the movie my dad and I kept saying to each other "Where's John?". At the very end we got our answer but by then we didn't really even care. It seems like lots of you really liked the movie and I did like the spiritual messages. It is also a nice family movie. I just was a little annoyed with the John issue. Thanks.

I was particularly impressed with the story and the authenticity of the film. David Carridine was superb and I really liked the little boy who was cured by his grandfather. Wes Studi did a fantastic job. This is a great family film. I have children at home and it is really hard to find movies the whole family can enjoy together. The scenery in the movie was spectacular. The music was very appropriate as well. All in all, I would recommend this movie to all my friends and family. The story had so much to say about families and how important it is to stay together. Change is a part of life and we must learn to accept it. At the same time, however, we must respect the old ways as well. I believe this is the strong message in the film. I hope the producer of this film makes more like it. I will certainly like to see them. Thanks.