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14 March 2001 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

A new film, opening in limited release today (Wednesday), that tells the story of the 1969 moon landing from the viewpoint of a small Australian town is the first new release in months to have charmed virtually all the critics. Lou Lumenick in the New York Post calls The Dish "Australia's most enjoyable film export since Crocodile Dundee." Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News describes it as "an appealing charmer, full of grace, good humor and perfectly drawn characters." Stephen Holden in the New York Times observes that although The Dish "is a feel-good movie, it doesn't make you uncomfortable for being awed and getting misty-eyed." Likewise Peter Howell writes in the Toronto Star: "If you're old enough to remember the first moon landing, The Dish is guaranteed to leave you with a lump in your throat, as memories flood back of those heady days of discovery. And even if you're not, the movie turns a history lesson into great entertainment." Like the event that it describes, the movie, should it become a hit, is likely to lift the pride of Australians -- who haven't seen a homegrown film become a major hit in a long spell. As Los Angeles Times writer Kevin Thomas observes: "What gives the film a sharp edge of pathos to offset some often very broad humor is its pervading sense of how much it means for Australia to play a crucial role in a key achievement of Western civilization. That is no small success on the part of the filmmakers, and it gives The Dish its punch and substance." »

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