Peace Love and Misunderstanding
An uptight NYC lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.
Director:
Bruce Beresford
Cast:
Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen
Screenplay:
Christina Mengert, Joseph Muszynski
Screening Date:
May 08, 2012
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.1% | 12.7% | 18.3% | 8.5% | 8.5% |
“One of the best performances by Jane Fonda. The rest of the cast were very appealing. We all have conflicts in our lives.”
“I will go to Woodstock this summer.”
“Too predictable,”
“Very entertaining!”
“Lightweight, but I enjoyed the retrospective.”
“While Jane Fonda is like eye candy even at 75 years of age, she is a little too old for this part. The film within the film was a sweet idea, but the film didn’t deliver from footage done during the film. The casting was interesting, but Kyle MacLachlan becomes a throw away unfortunately. I would have liked a little more about their marriage before it ends on trash heap. Yes, we see the sterile home they all live in, in Manhattan, but are we expected to know their marriage past from their modern home? This was a bit too cliché. Some sweet moments in the film mostly Jane Fonda with her daughter or grandchildren.”
“I loved the chickens! Great touch.”
“The house and grounds were spot on. Fonda was terrific, perfect for the role. Set decoration, cinematography and art direction first rate.”
“I am a former hippie and protestor from the 60’s, but I found this film more schmaltz and ultimately insulting and shallow. Pushed formulaic plot which was totally silly. This gives the 60’s a really bad and patheticly hollow wrap. I predict reviews will be brutal!” Jeanne K.
“A beautiful film on so many different levels.”
“A feel good fairytale in which the characters ate the magic mushrooms, were transformed and then lived happily ever after.”
“Terrible, cliché, no depth. Will go directly to On Demand.”
“Great cast, seriously a great cast, especially the son and daughter. And Fonda may be legendary, but Katherine Keener is just as good or better.”
“What a fantasy, totally unbelievable. Jake’s film was far more interesting than the movie itself. There seems to be an underlying theme that one must leave the city in order to find love. Intentional?”
“A bit of fluff, but fun to watch. Story makes no sense, but the people were good to look at. The best part was the scenery, gorgeous. Jane Fonda wears well.”
“Lovely story. I still cannot get beyond Jane Fonda.”
“I loved it.”
“Acting was very good, but you cringed whenever anyone had a line to speak because the script was so bad.”
“Get thee to Woodstock…and please take me with you!”
“Fabulous guest! Fabulous info about the making of the movie. Mr. Dal Farra knew what kind of film he wanted to make, he made it, he released it when he wanted to and when he wanted to. Winderful final Saturday. John, Have a great summer!!!!”
“Let’s do the time warp again. Nostalgic and beautifully filmed with a lovely fairytale ending, though a lot of stereotypes.”
“I so wish Robert (my husband) was here with me today! He was the hippie and I was drug free, shy, and judgmental…and I loved the music! (only NOW) My friend Gary and I had tix to Woodstock, and we got stuck in traffic on Rt.17. After the concert, I was actually glad we never made it. Rain, mud, drugs, nudity, no hotel rooms! (boy was I a tight ass!) This movie made me want to go back and rewrite my life. I want to be that full moon circle of female energy. Thanks for this wonderful character evolution film.”
