“She’d be so proud of you.”

From The Miracle Season.

It is the senior year for most of the West High girls volleyball team and they are led by the energetic and talented captain Caroline Found (Danika Yarosh) and Coaches Bresnahan (Helen Hunt) and Sanders (Jason Gray-Stanford).  Caroline brings life to parties, to the court, and the classrooms, especially for her best friend and teammate Kelley (Erin Moriarty).  Even though her mother is struggling with cancer and her father is wrapped up in that struggle, Caroline still manages to be a constant ray of positivity for all those around.  When a moped accident ends Caroline’s life, her team, her friends, and her community are all left stumbling.  The team struggles to deal with school, let alone set foot on the volleyball court, most of all Kelley.  Coach Bresnahan pushes the girls to honor Caroline through playing, but struggling with immense grief and the loss of their captain and encourager, the team struggles to even score for many games.  Slowly, Kelley begins to step up and be an encourager for the girls on the team.  As the state championships draw closer the team realizes that if they can win everyone of the remaining 15 games they may have a chance to win at state and honor Caroline.

Based on a true story of the 2011 West High volleyball team this story is moving, heartfelt, and memorable.  Even though Yarosh has a fairly small role in this movie, she still manages to show what a bright light Caroline Found was to her teammates and community.  This movie tackles big issues such as grief, unexpected loss, and challenges with Faith, but manages to be not overwhelming in its accurate portrayal; it’s a movie that touches adult viewers, but would also not be too intense for younger viewers.  Acting is solid from all the cast regardless of the size of the role, and the volleyball action will transfix even those who have limited knowledge of how the game is played.  The Miracle Season moves quickly, but doesn’t feel rushed and leaves the audience feeling uplifted by the time the credits roll.

| Rated: PG | Running Time: 99 minutes |Genre: biography/sports/drama |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 0 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 0 of 10

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