"A young man working for his parents at their motel inadvertently sets up a concert for the summer of 1969. But he has no idea that this concert would be the generation-defining concert of the summer of 1969."Movie type: Comedy Musical - This is a period comedy/drama about how the 1969 music festival came to be. Those interested in the various music acts that performed may be disappointed since that issue isn't covered. The target audience is adults who remember the time period. Nudity and drug use make the film inappropriate for kids, who wouldn't be interested anyhow.
Director: Ang Lee
Script: James Schamus
Starring: Demetri Martin (Elliot Teichberg), Imelda Staunton (Sonia Teichberg), Liev Schreiber (Vilma), Henry Goodman (Jake Teichberg)
Length: 2 hr. 0 min.
Reviews:
Berardinelli, Internet Critic: “Above Average Taking Woodstock is mainly for viewers who want to understand a little bit more about the concert from a behind-the-scenes perspective. It would be a solid special feature to a deluxe edition box set of Wadleigh's film. As a stand-alone, Taking Woodstock tries to do too much with too little and, as a result, is untethered.”
Roger Ebert: “Good ‘Taking Woodstock’ has the freshness of something being created, not remembered. This is a comedy with some sweet interludes and others that are cheerfully over the top..."
USA Today: “Above Average Though director Ang Lee vibrantly captures the era, his focus on the mechanics of putting together the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival is juxtaposed with a humdrum coming-of-age tale. Setting this prosaic personal tale amid such a resonant socio-cultural event only intensifies the wan nature of the main story.”
Newsday: “Average An uneven blend of cliched comedy, family drama and boomer nostalgia. ...the movie is frustratingly sedate, more opiate than hallucinogen.”
Source: cinemareview.com
07.01.2010