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 It's been a long time since I've reviewed a movie, but I was invited to preview Miracle in East Texas and was intrigued by the trailer. So while my daughter was in town visiting, we got ready for a girls' movie night. I can't say the movie blew us away, but it did make us laugh a little. According to the Miracle in East Texas movie website, the story is inspired by the unlikely but true story of two elderly con artists at the dawn of the Great Depression and the largest oil strike in world history. Being rigorous with history, we tried to investigate how much truth was intertwined. At first, all we could find was a large oil strike in East Texas in 1901. But, according to the Texas State Historical Association, there was, in fact, a 1930 Oil Strike led by two shady oilmen. Director: Kevin Sorbo Writer: Dan Gordon Stars: Tyler Mane, John Ratzenberger, Kevin Sorbo That said, the movie is much more story than truth, and that's okay. The film Miracle in East Texas begi...