Review of Taking Woodstock (2009) by Matt A — 29 Oct 2010

OK movie but I wouldn't watch it again. Demetri Martin's character was well-played and written but the characters were underdeveloped.

This review of Taking Woodstock (2009) was written by Matt A on 29 Oct 2010.

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By Casey P (88) on 03 Nov 2015

Lee's film manages to capture the groovy vibe of the famous festival, although it doesn't quite develop the protagonist very well and isn't…

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Lee keeps things afloat with an appealing air of levity, including a fun but restrained use of split-screen, an homage to the 1970 doc, as…

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Lee’s movie is pleasant enough, but it’s too swept up in the spirit it’s celebrating to ask the relevant questions…

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One man’s near-emotionless trip through an event that was the high watermark for US counterculture moves along without any real sense of…

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By Amber M (255) on 11 Jun 2014

Taking Woodstock start interesting, but went the film begings to show the festival, Woodstock stay disagreeably sweet and presents a not so…

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 18 Nov 2015

The screenplay is sharp and insightful, the period details ring true, and Martin is appealing as a dreamer conflicted about his homosexuality…

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Though it does not attempt to capture the spirit of Woodstock or even to portray the performances which have made it so famous, it is a film…

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