Movie review: Taking Woodstock

This story about a young man's coming of age set against the backdrop of a major concert that is a social event in U.S. history. It has magical cinematography and visual effects. Some of Ang Lee's visualizations of psychedelia were a thing to behold. The movie is light in tone, has humor, good acting and attention to period detail (1969-1970?). I was sort of let down by the marketing campaign, which promised more groove and less soothe. Woodstock the event is seen only out of the corner of our eye, an effective tool when Spielberg used it in "War of the Worlds" by teasing us with sidewards glances of aliens and then dramatically revealing them. There is nothing wrong with this story and the movie is fairly straight forward and pleasant to watch. It's just not the story about Woodstock that I wanted to see. There is an exciting, outrageously funny and moving story about this event waiting to be told. "Taking Woodstock" humbly tells a story about a family that happens around the parameters of the concert. Highlights: the theatre troupe and the visual effects. Admirable, enjoyable and ultimately a let down.