Review of Taking Woodstock (2009) by Christian D — 02 Oct 2010

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This review of Taking Woodstock (2009) was written by Christian D on 02 Oct 2010.

Taking Woodstock has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tony B (947) on 12 Jul 2013

Too long and with a fairly shallow story, but fun, funny and enjoyable moments throughout…

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By Kerby H (812) on 05 Jun 2014

Surprsingly, Ang Lee sometimes shows very little passion in his efforts, and this is a definite example of that…

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By Philip Wilding (43) for Empire (3,446) on 11 May 2017

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 Jeff B (2,998) on 01 Mar 2013

Really well done look at the events that came together to put on the 1969 Woodstock festival…

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By Alberto A (155) on 05 Jan 2014

From what I've heard, the Woodstock Festival was a pivotal moment in the history of the 20th century. It defined a whole generation…

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By Theresa C (52) on 07 Nov 2012

I love this movie it was amazing ive always been really into the hippy lifestyle and jst this simple movie breaks tht down in twenty minutes…

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My Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane…

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Taking Woodstock has a winning generosity of spirit, but even that serves chiefly to underline the film's curious inconsequentiality, as if…

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If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be there - to actually be there, man - this movie gets it…

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Taking Woodstock simply doesn't capture the spirit of a very spirited time…

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