Rarely do the makers of film manage to take a historic event and make it as edgy as if you were seeing it for the first time.

| Original Score: A+ | May 1, 2024

A universally stirring tale is being told here: one of battlers, bulldust and backroom bravado, set against one of the most significant of man's all-time achievements.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 9, 2020

we are all part of planet Earth, and Sitch's film reminds us without preaching

| Original Score: B | Mar 3, 2011

A heartwarming family movie about the space race.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

A satellite dish sitting in the middle of an Australian sheep farm might not sound like the most compelling subject to base a story around, but there are hidden charms in this graceful film that add up to something quite out of the ordinary.

| Original Score: B | May 20, 2009

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Sitch's movie is a simple pleasure, full of memorable characters and comedy that could only occur under the direction of a patient and observant director.

| Original Score: B | Dec 6, 2004

Sitch deserves the highest praise for recapturing the global feeling of rapture and awe at watching a man walk on the moon. ... For a few minutes we can party like it's 1969.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 30, 2003

A tender memoir of one of the few occasions when the world united in awe.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 13, 2003

Bravo.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2002

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2002

The Dish is a quietly inoffensive film, with a few laughs and a generally genial atmosphere.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 10, 2002

. In sharp contrast to most of the farces around these days, this film allows us to relax and enjoy the story without worrying about being clobbered over the head by gross-out gags.

| Jun 9, 2002

In 1969, when the world watched as man went the moon, America needed help from Australia to see it. Today, the Aussies are coming to our aid again.

| Original Score: B+ | May 8, 2002

I tip my hat to the Australian filmmaker Rob Sitch for making an exciting and comical film about a subject that shouldn't be exciting or comical.

| Original Score: B+ | May 7, 2002

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 22, 2002

We're given time to let the impact of this feat truly impact us.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 26, 2002

A gentle, heartwarming Aussie comedy

Full Review | Original Score: 4.0/5 | Nov 19, 2001

...a little gem of understated real-life whimsy....a brief refreshment that won't offend your ears or intellect.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 12, 2001