Miracle Mile Review
A charming little flick that combines elements of Night of the Living Dead, The_Towering_Inferno, and The_Morning_After into an improbable date movie, Miracle Mile gives Cherry_2000 filmmaker Steven de Jarnatt another chance to prove that a decent cast and a cool premise are more valuable than millions of dollars in special effects. The best classic science fiction stories favored compelling what-if scenarios over razor sharp prose. In the cinematic equivalent, we get workmanlike production values and a heck of a concept: What if you accidentally intercepted a phone call that alerted you to impending nuclear war? Anthony_Edwards and Mare_Winningham are the everyday youngsters whose tentative romance gets interrupted by the imminent big bang, and their winsome appeal goes a lot farther than something more high-octane. Meanwhile, a rich collection of character actors including Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation's Denise_Crosby provide expendable supporting players and lend the race to infinity its sociological scope. Any movie predicated on a nuclear countdown is bound to end on either a downer or an unexpectedly giddy note, but the game cast and tight little script keep the audience guessing right down to zero. Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
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