Review of The Miracle of Bern (2003) by Simon D — 09 Sep 2010
It's interesting that the Germans describe West Germanys' 54 world cup win as a miracle, and then passing it off with several innocent theories in this film such as "it rained", "West Germany had secret lightweight studded boots", and "a soppy little kid, who was the lucky charm of the winning goal scorer, turned up just in time".
In fact the real reason that West Germany won in 54 was, as several retired Hungarian players admitted, that they paid them to lose. And while i'm on the subject, under modern rules, they would have gone out in the first round on goal difference but this hadn't been invented yet.
Still, it wasn't such a bad film, I've given it two stars, which is one less than West Germany used to wear on their shirts when it was a country, and two more than the present day Germany should be allowed to wear as they have never won a world cup as "Germany".
It makes you sick, it does.
This review of The Miracle of Bern (2003) was written by Simon D on 09 Sep 2010.
The Miracle of Bern has generally received positive reviews.
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