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100It's a lovely, original, Australian take on a climactic moment usually thought of as all American.
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88It placed second for the People's Choice Award at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival--after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." That's about right.
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88The kind of movie some audiences are starved for, a comedy with a human face, warmth and spirit.
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88Cannily weaving cross-cultural comedy with we-can-do-it humor in the spirit of "The Full Monty," the film builds to a rousing climax.
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83Appropriate music, lovely cinematography and stellar performances by both a subtly moving Neill and a likable, barrel-chested super-American Warburton.
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80Apollo 11's mission was a singular chapter in the story of mankind; The Dish finds a whimsical, winning way of telling it anew.
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80Takes unabashed delight in itself and its own culture.
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80Simple fare, a feel-good movie that re-creates a time and place with gentle humor and a reminder that the Aussies have the right stuff, too.
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75The acting and screenplay are amusing, but director Sitch might have taken a more adventurous approach to a tale with such an adventurous subject.
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75Sitch keeps the tone consistently light, scoring big laughs all the way to the film's climax.
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75For all its folksy jocularity, the movie inspires a sense of global patriotism. In the big picture, every little dish counts.
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75Amusing, compelling and technologically fascinating tale.
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75A quirky character study of the four-man team, led by Sam Neill as the crew leader who seems surrounded by an aura of sadness but is so dedicated that he's not above lying to Houston to buy time when something goes wrong.
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75Dramatically moving and good-naturedly humorous, it transmits a sharp picture of humanity that inspires both awe and laughter.
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75Warm, wry, endearing.
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75It was a time in history eminently worth celebrating on film.
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75Works well as a metaphor for a more innocent time.
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70A disarming helping of Capra-esque corn served up by writer-director Rob Sitch.
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70The cast is wonderful, the soundtrack features a well-chosen array of bouncy period pop tunes, and Graeme Wood's cinematography makes the most of the stately beauty of the dish itself.
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70Surprisingly moving -- prompting lumps in the throat over what was, after all, a historic moment of the most luminous hope.
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70It unfolds in a hearty, good-natured Australian comedy that affectionately depicts how the citizens of a small town become connected to the Apollo moon flight.
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70Maintains a tone that remains as light and easygoing as the Australians living in the area.
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70A feel-good comic ensembler that's hard to resist.
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67Utterly charming.
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63If you like films short, sweet and soothing, this may be exactly your "Dish."
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60Harmless and affectionate, The Dish gives its clichés breathing room, and so a few are pleasantly surprising.
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60If it weren't so pushy about selling itself, The Dish might have been a very special movie.
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