The Miracle Worker Rating: Release Date: 08 May, 2001 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $13.99 You SAVE: $1.00! Cast: Andrew Robinson David Strathairn Hallie Kate Eisenberg David Arnott Complete Cast (14 total)

The Miracle Worker Reviews

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Excellent!!
I got this movie from the library for my 8 year old to watch and the whole family ended up watching it. I have seen some reviews saying the acting was bad. I am not sure why they thought this, but I thought it was an excellent, excellent movie. We need more movies like this today. I felt the acting was very believable and yes, she does throw tantrums. But, I suppose if I couldn't hear anyone or see anything and had no understanding of what was going on around me, I think most of us would do the same thing as a child. I highly recommend this movie to see a great part of our history!

please do research on the facts before blowing on the web!
wow! i was left speechless after reading the many reviews about the disney remake of the miracle worker. i am a freshman in high school who has been studying ASL (american sign language) and Deaf history for many years. i am appalled at the viewer's reviews, however, i did spend a great deal of time laughing. i have seen both the original and the remake of this movie (havent gotten a hold of the 1979). The original was of course the ultimate. i have never been so impressed with this type of movie before then. I had just watched the sound of fury and i felt that both were fantastic even though i was definitely more partial to the miracle worker. Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan were portrayed beautifully and i distinctly remembered being fascinated with patty's consistency in not moving her eyes, giving away her acting. But you cannot be so hasty in dismissing the disney remake.Of course it will not be completely factual because disney is mainly for heartwarmig movies, not the harsh realities. It was more of a tear jerker only because it was made for children and will not express the same passion, intensity, and insensitivity that was their relationship. Pocahontas is a perfect example. its a pretty story, but not true. they did not live happily ever after. The lion king is also not the best way to explain Hamlet. But you must admit, that for a disney movie, it went just over the line, being honest with the discipline that Sullivan taught Helen. Contrary to your reviews, i very much disagree with Hallie's portrayal af Annie. she was not stiff or to prim and pretty. are you crazy?!? she lived in a time where beauty and perfection were valued highly. a respected member of society like her father was not going to have his daughter looking like an animal, though at the time, she really was, without wanting to. So she was more calm, so what? Being deaf and blind did not mean that she always acted in that fashion. Hallie's resistence was just right for the age group that the movie was really addressing. There was no way that you could have expected this to compare, at all, to the original. impossible. but that the movie was bad or even go far enough to attack their acting, is preposterous. Annie was wonderful. she didn't take the "pity-pity" that her family had for her nor did she let her walk away without having learned her lesson. Now, before i end this endless review i want to enlighten those of you who may a little in the dark. Never pity a deaf person. if you have not noticed, Deaf people have created not only their own language, but also a culture. I remember a deaf friend of mine who was pregnant. she was actually hoping for her son to be deaf. who else would want that? someone who is proud of who they were. Helen. when she grew up. travelled with Annie and taught the world about a side of deafness no one knew or didnt want to know. They arent crazy or less intelligent than any other person. Their one disability was language. Helen overcame that obstacle and became a very intelligent, inspiring, and no less crazy than you or i. my fingers hurt. i hope that you will all read this and not believe the extreme reviews (i love it!-or- i hate it!). i think it is the perfect film that gives children a taste of the story of this exceptional woman. However, at the right maturity level, the original is 100% the best.

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