Diane Hudson takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother’s farmhouse in upstate New York. This is a family vacation and the weekend getaway turns into a summer adventure. There is romance, music, family secrets are revealed and there is also self discovery.
I thought Fonda stretched the hippie role a little too far? This is supposed to be a vacation but Manhattan lawyer Diane's husband has asked for a divorce? There are some good songs performed in this film. My favorite is What’s Been Going On by Amos Lee. It does seem impossible that a small town would have love interests for three generations of women? Sometimes there are no love interests in both large and small towns?? There are times when a hippy and lawyer have a clash of values. The biggest issue for parents will probably be that almost everyone is smoking pot including the high school students? Hippie grandma is arrested for dealing too. 3* (This movie is OK)
96 min, Comedy directed by Bruce Beresford with Jane Fonda, Chattering Keener, Elizabeth Olsen, Kyle MacLachlan, Joseph Dunn, Ann Osmond, Teri Gibson, Robert Bowen Jr., Wayne Pyle, Alison Ball, Nat Wolff, Joyce Van Patten, Laurent Rejto, Edward Morgan.
Note: Imdb 5.59 out of 10 with 7,612 views, Rotten Tomatoes 30% with 70 critics 39% audience with 7,613 ratings, Metacritic 45 out of 100 with 25 critics (6 positive mixed 14, negative 5) 6.1 out of 10 user score (5 positive, 6 mixed, 3 negative, Amazon 4.6* out of 5* with 282 reviews, Letterboxd 2.6* out of 5*, Common Sense Media S. Jhoanna Robledo, age 17+, 3* positive, 1* role models, 1* violence, 3* sex, 3* language, 4* drinking, drugs & smoking.
Special Note: Filmed in Woodstock, Kerhonkson, Rhinebeck, New York City, Rosendale, New York. The character played by Jane Fonda (Grace) attended the Woodstock Festival in 1969. She was having a baby and her water broke during the concert and the character acted by Catherine Keener (Diane) was born. Actually Catherine Keener was born in 1959 and this is ten years before her character was born? The release was after two other films but this is Elisabeth Olsen’s first feature film acting role. Australian Director Bruce Beresford also directed Tender Mercies and Driving Miss Daisy.
Error: The town of Woodstock New York is portrayed as the geographical setting for the music festival of the same name. Actually, the festival was intended to be in Woodstock but it was held in Bethel New York. This is over 50 miles from the town of Woodstock.
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