The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race
2023
Action / Comedy / Drama
The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race
2023
Action / Comedy / Drama
80%
AUDIENCE
5.8/10
256
Plot summary
Penny returns to her childhood home for the Appleton Show and its 'world famous' potato race, she is outraged that the men's first prize pays out $2,000 and the winning woman's prize is only $200. She is determined to right this wrong.
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A cure, quintessential Australian movie with a fabulous
Generally a cute movie, but I can’t recommend
As Disappointing as Deb Instant Potatoes
Melane Tait's play deserved better than this. I'm a long-.time local and should have loved this film. Even with the added pleasure of spotting local places and faces, I struggled to make it all the way through. I loved Tait's play, which was witty and warm without being predictable or saccharin. You could say the exact opposite about this film, which wastes a stellar cast on a cliche-ridden script with predictable results. It's all the more disappointing that Kylie Needham was a script .consultant - her writing usually sparkles more than this too. Mostly, the film just tries too hard. I hope Tait's play lives long and prospers and lives down this leaden adaptation.