I was impressed by the fact that this movie was set in the late 1960's yet doesn't overwhelm you with this fact. The story tells itself well against an elegantly-done period background. I was continually amused by the constant interruptions by the loudspeaker ("The knish man is now on the premises!,") in a hilarious vocal cameo by Julie Kavner. As good as the story was, I found some of the plot devices a little too convenient...there were HOW many people at Woodstock, and the daughter just happens to 'pop in' and see her mother there? Overall, though, this was an enjoyable movie that didn't use brute force to tell its tale, but relied instead on a solidly-constructed script.
Review of A Walk on the Moon
