The buzz was pretty negative on Ang Lee's Woodstock comedy/drama, but I actually liked it quite a bit. Demetri Martin totally nails the lead role, and the film is full of great little performances, from Eugene Levy as Max Yasgur to Dan Fogler as the leader of a nude theater troupe to (best of all) Liev Schreiber as a cross-dressing Army veteran. And I liked the decision to not actually show any of the musical performances.
Lee is a great director capable of major misfires (i.e., "Hulk"), and while "Taking Woodstock" is no "Brokeback," "The Ice Storm" or "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," it's still probably the best movie of August.