From the Dream Factory: Taking Woodstock
What's Good:
- A fine cast, starting with Imelda Staunton as a feisty, older Russian mother.
- The pieces are apparently all available to director Ang Lee to knock this one out of the park.
- The drug sequence near the end with Paul Dano adds a new dimension to the other reality-based portions of the movie
What's Not So Good:
- Stunningly, no video of the Woodstock performances.
- Fails to capture the essence of Woodstock or the more basic town story.
- Way too many things going on for any storyline to get properly fleshed out.
- Slow and lacking energy.
The Verdict: Eh. Rather middling, all things considered with small flourishes showing what the movie could really have been.