Review of The Dish (2000) by Mark P — 20 Feb 2007
A nice slice of Antipodean fun that could easily be seen as part of a double bill with Apollo 13.
Sam Neill put in a good turn, using the props of a pipe and dreadful cardigans to great effect.
I love films with banks of crappy old computers with flashing lights and spinning tapes and this had them in abundance. As with many 'Based on a true story' movies, it can be difficult to distinguish the truth from romantised fiction, but I loved it that the cutting edge of American science and technology costing millions of dollars and a potential 300 million viewers worldwide was put in the hands of a rag-tag group of Aussies in the middle of a sheep paddock.
This review of The Dish (2000) was written by Mark P on 20 Feb 2007.
The Dish has generally received very positive reviews.
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