The Dish 2000

Critics score:
96 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Both an entertaining, instructive jaunt down memory lane and also, for the younger generation, a most palatable lesson in modern history. Read more

Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: Both goofy and touching, so heartfelt and fresh that it draws us in, tickling our funny bones while hitting the solar plexus. Read more

Peter Howell, 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. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Although The Dish ... is a feel- good movie, it doesn't make you uncomfortable for being awed and getting misty-eyed. Read more

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: 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. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: A warmly human story marked by humor, drama, a little romance and an ending that's preordained (though crises arise), yet also moving. Read more

Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: If you hang in there, The Dish will reward you with a heartfelt story about ordinary people rising to meet extraordinary circumstances. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Makes you admire the Australian ability to make a comedy that's sincere rather than crass. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: This is a comedy that rises out of elation, rather than mere wacky gas. Read more

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Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: All these years later, the sight of a man walking on the surface of the moon has lost none of its power. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: The Dish proves that it's possible to tell an Apollo space tale onscreen with a minimum of gee whiz and a maximum of charm. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A comedy with a heart -- a rare thing in the movies these days. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A smiling human comedy. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Images of the revolving and tilting dish are sufficient in themselves and do more than make up for the musical goosing on the soundtrack. Read more

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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today: Dramatically moving and good-naturedly humorous, it transmits a sharp picture of humanity that inspires both awe and laughter. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: A feel-good comic ensembler that's hard to resist. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Thin mush that it is, Sitch's movie does know how to capitalize on cosmic awe. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: For many moviegoers, that feel-good spirit is going to be hard to resist. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: 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. Read more