ericanjensen
I enjoyed this movie. It made me think about my own relationships that might need mending. Also made me happy to see Catherine keener's character let go of hard feelings, and just forgive.Everyone needs to love their mom!
TxMike
It is June and all the TV series are into reruns so my wife and I searched Netflix streaming for something to entertain us. We found this movie and we were entertained, me more than my wife I believe.It starts in New York City and Catherine Keener is Diane Hudson, mother of two and a type A attorney. The two kids are about to go off to college and her husband tells her, right before their house party, he wants a divorce.Diane deals with this by taking a road trip to see her mother, apparently estranged for 20 years. Along go the kids, Nat Wolff as Jake Hudson and Elizabeth Olsen as Zoe Hudson.Grandma lives where else but Woodstock. She is played well by Jane Fonda as Grace who in her real life was somewhat of a flower child and war protester. In her 70s she still lives about the same life she did back in the 1960s and even grows pretty good pot for the locals.Everyone from out of town meets a love interest in Woodstock, there are protests in the streets and a festival. Even Idol contestant Katherine McPhee makes a singing appearance. The whole movie is quite quirky and entertaining if you like that sort of thing.The whole theme is "love", the need for people to quit carrying emotional anchors around and instead just "release" old grudges and enjoy life.
womack47
This is the best character role of Jane Fonda's career. It is like her own 'Golden Pond' for this generation. She looks beautiful and I would have so loved to have had this character as my own mother!! At least, I would like to be like this character!! Jane Fonda is known for her elegance and excellence. Even in this part, those traits shine through. Out of all her roles, this one I found most endearing, most honest and most genuinely heartfelt. I hope she sees this review - This performance should have won her an award!! She has proved beyond any doubt that her acting exceeds all limitations. There is no one more daring to be authentically true to her craft than Jane Fonda is. If more people were like this character she portrayed, this world would be so much more of a better place.
dragokin
If you lack motivation or simply are looking for relaxation, you'll like Peace, Love & Misunderstanding. There is nothing groundbreaking in it, nevertheless, the cast delivers an excellent performance. It goes to the extent that even the actors that might annoy you don't bother you throughout the movie.There is a lot of stereotyping here, but i didn't expect anything else from a romantic comedy involving hippies in Woodstock in the year 2011. Jane Fonda looks like a grandma every teenager would love to have, adorable despite all the escapades. She was the only reason i saw Peace, Love & Misunderstanding and i liked the way Barbarella had aged...
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