'Taking Woodstock'
A movie review based on the poster. Putting the piucture back in motion picture.
At the center of this psychedelic love letter to Woodstock is Demetri Martin, who puts the "I" (as in "me") in irony – a subtle hipster who perfected his Max Fischer impression on "The Daily Show" and now wants to steal Jason Schwartzman's movie career (which is OK, because he's not using it).
The creases are a nice touch, too; as if "Taking Woodstock" has been folded up at the bottom of a drawer for 40 years, the last time Moby Grape played the Fillmore.
I'm sure there's a great soundtrack to move the story along, comprising the same 12 songs played over and over again on classic-rock stations. "For What It's Worth," anyone? I'm also guessing that there's pot humor - although 420 isn't as funny when I can buy a dime bag at the corner dispensary.
"Taking Woodstock" is "inspired by actual events" - not even "based" on the actual events - which makes Ang Lee's Woodstock movie feel like a sitcom. OK, maybe a sitcom on HBO. Just because something happened, doesn't mean that it's interesting. Especially when your audience is too young to remember. Or care.
You can tune in, I'm dropping out.