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- The film maintains a 48% average on Rotten Tomatoes based on 179 reviews for an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Featuring numerous 60s-era clichés, but little of the musical magic that highlighted the famous festival, Taking Woodstock is a breezy but underwhelming portrayal."
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Aug 26, 2009 · Based on the book by. Elliot Tiber. Luckily I saw “Woodstock” again in April, so it was fresh in my mind while watching “Taking Woodstock,” Ang Lee’s entertaining film about the kid who made it all possible — in Woodstock, anyway.
Featuring numerous 60s-era clichés, but little of the musical magic that highlighted the famous festival, Taking Woodstock is a breezy but underwhelming portrayal. Read Critics Reviews. TOP...
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Aug 28, 2009 · Taking Woodstock: Directed by Ang Lee. With Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin. A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
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Aug 25, 2009 · Taking Woodstock. Director: Ang Lee. Genre: Drama, comedy, music. Running Time: 120 minutes. Rated R: Graphic nudity, sexual content, drug use and language. With: Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert,...
Critical reaction. The film maintains a 48% average on Rotten Tomatoes based on 179 reviews for an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Featuring numerous 60s-era clichés, but little of the musical magic that highlighted the famous festival, Taking Woodstock is a breezy but underwhelming portrayal."
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock is like having a backstage pass to the greatest concert in the world, but...
Parents need to know that this R-rated Ang Lee dramedy about the backstory behind the famous Woodstock festival is quite accurate in depicting the time period and the event itself -- in other words, there's plenty of drug use (pot, acid, etc.), nudity, and more.