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Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation

2019

Barak Goodman

Documentary, Self: Joan Baez, Stephen Stills, Richie Havens

6.8

149

Documentary A retelling of the three-day music festival that tries to capture the zeitgeist of the time.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A fine primer for curious younger viewers and wistful oldsters alike, focusing less on the event's main attraction (...) than on how an event that seemed headed toward disaster instead left attendees feeling very groovy."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"While Goodman and Ephron’s film abides by a 'peace & love 101' approach that might prove tiresome (...) this lucid and entertaining look back in time gradually twists that broadness into its greatest strength."	POS
United States	Elizabeth Weitzman The Wrap	"It never steps out of the shadow of its powerful predecessor [Wadleigh's doc] (...) This is likely to be an eye-opening primer for anyone who can’t imagine their grandparents looking like proto-Coachella fans"	NEU
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The 'love thy neighbor' ethos behind [it] has been all but choked out of this country’s lingua franca. This movie will compel you to think about why that happened."	POS
United States	Chris Barsanti Slant	"'Woodstock' cannot hope to supplant Michael Wadleigh’s [doc] (...) But conversely, its tighter, narrower focus on narrative and context ultimately tells a bigger story at roughly half the length (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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