Review of Taking Woodstock (2009) by Sulyvan R — 20 Dec 2009

This was a film that I really enjoyed. As a hippie supporter, I really found this film to be profoundly deep and straight to the point of the men behind Woodstock. I have to say that I am reallly not a fan of Demetri Martin's comedy but I do have to say that he is quite a terrific actor, his performance was so heartfelt on so many levels, as Elliot Tiber, he captures the essence of a man just trying to make it in this world, while trting to take car of his aging mother and father at the same time.

Liev Schrieber is fantastic as a transvestite grandfather, giving a true force of a performance in every scene he is in. And I also thought that Jonathan Groff Was amazing as Woodstock's producer Michael Lang.

I have read enough about Michael Lang to know that his performance really lets you into the mind of the man. Emile Hirsch was pretty good as a Veitnam Vet, but his performance didn't compare to his performance in last year's MILK.

Ang Lee's direction was just quite ok, I don't really think that he tried to capture enough of what Woodstock was truly about. But Eric Gautier's cinematography and James Schamus' script really saved the film.

This film is a must own.