Review of Taking Woodstock (2009) by Jenn J — 05 Feb 2010

Wonderful film... A must see for all movie fans...

This review of Taking Woodstock (2009) was written by Jenn J on 05 Feb 2010.

Taking Woodstock has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 20 Aug 2016

Ang Lee adds to the mythology with the sweet, gentle Taking Woodstock…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 20 Jun 2014

You can’t deny the smiling mood that wafts through the film like incense, and to that extent it honors the original three days; but not once…

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By Connor G (714) on 01 Feb 2014

The characters were very poorly treated, but the environment of Woodstock was done exceptionally well…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 03 Jul 2014

The movie hits its stride when it deals directly with the concert. The more peripheral Elliot is to the story, the better things become…

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 06 Feb 2018

Some will call his Woodstock naive, but that's what he intends: the movie is a sweet, anecdotal, comic embrace, a gentle reminder that it was…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Oct 2017

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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By Jose Luis M (587) on 20 Jan 2015

Lo mejor la recreaciÃ²n del mÃ¬tico concierto de Woodstock y el diseÃ±o de producciÃ²n…

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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 Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 25 Mar 2017

The picture serves up intermittent pleasures but is too raggedy and laid-back for its own good, its images evaporating nearly as soon as they…

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