Today, we are going to be reviewing yet another film that was released on Netflix as of this past year. Not only that, but this film is based on actual events that occurred back in 2014. Starring Dennis Quaid, Jimmy Gonzales, and Raymond Cruz, among a few other people, the movie is Blue Miracle.
Plot: The movie tells the true story of how, in 2014, Omar Hogar (Jimmy Gonzales), and his wife, Becca (Fernanda Urrejola), who run a children’s/teen orphanage called Casa Hogar. The film takes place around circumstances that involved them running into debt that caused them to have to find a way to save their orphanage before it was too late.
I may have mentioned in yesterday’s movie review that that film, Faith, Hope, & Love, should have gone to theaters first before hitting Netflix, yes? Well, after seeing Blue Miracle this past weekend, one could likely feel that way even more than the former film. Yes, the former film was still good, but I’m sure a lot of us can agree that this film was slightly better. So what makes Blue Miracle so great? Well, for one, it’s great to be immersed in the culture of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. For those of us who think of rich places like Cancun, or Cozumel, or the rich places like that when thinking about Mexico, this movie will help the viewer realize that Mexico is not an entirely rich place. In fact, there are some parts of Mexico that are dirt poor. Next, there is the acting. To begin Johnny Gonzales is great as the main character Omar Hogar. The same can be said about Dennis Quaid as a fisherman named Captain Wade, and, of course, the rest of the cast. The characters are also memorable, most notably Omar, and Captain Wade. I mean normally, either in live-action, or animated movies, you have the main characters truly learning some valuable lessons about life, you know? Here, however, where characters like Captain Wade seem to serve more as a side characters than main one, you have him learning some valuable lessons about life in addition to Omar, and his adoptive children learning those things. Speaking of lessons, Blue Miracle does an excellent job of teaching people to learn to trust God even when it may feel hard to do so, doing what’s right now matter what, and other valuable lessons as well. Finally, how could you not appreciate this film capturing the beauty of the ocean at certain points in this film?
And that’s my review for Blue Miracle. Yeah, even though this film went straight to the steaming service, Netflix in this case, it most certainly should have gone to the big screen first. I mean as it is, this film may not be as popular thanks to it not getting the movie theater treatment first, you know? It has great characters, and teaches some valuable life lessons. Trust me when I say that Blue Miracle is not a film that you’d want to miss. After seeing it, you’ll be glad that you got to experience it.
Final Grade: A+
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