The Dish
If you can get past its mix of broad sentimentality and Australian quirkiness, this fact-based comedy-drama—about a small community Down Under that found ...
By Christopher Kelly
(Warner Home Video, $19.98)
If you can get past its mix of broad sentimentality and Australian quirkiness, this fact-based comedy-drama—about a small community Down Under that found itself responsible for transmitting satellite images of the Apollo 11 moon expedition to televisions around the world—makes for a diverting night on the couch. Alas, no extras here, which seems like a missed opportunity. Why not a short doc on the real-life town the film portrays?
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