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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireKristen LopezIndieWireKristen LopezSetting aside its subjects’ lack of diversity, “Woodstock 99” is a must-watch documentary that reminds us, yet again, about history’s inevitable ability to repeat itself.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDirector Garret Price was right. This is no period-piece dark comedy. On many levels, it’s a horror film.
- 80The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliThe New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliMuch of the footage is hair-raising, especially the women being groped and the mobs of young white men whipping themselves into a frenzy of aggressive stupidity, aimless anger and turbo-boosted misogyny. This is these dudes’ coming-of-age as an aggrieved demographic, and it’s frightening.
- 80CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryWoodstock 99 makes a compelling case that the sewage from that weekend didn't stop flowing when the music stopped, metaphorically if not literally.
- 75ConsequenceClint WorthingtonConsequenceClint WorthingtonWhile the Fyre Festival was infamous for its crowded venue, poor infrastructure, and slowly devolving sense of social order, Woodstock '99 feels like the OG version of that kind of entertainment trainwreck.
- 70Rolling StoneRob SheffieldRolling StoneRob SheffieldThis hard-hitting doc is like Summer of Soul in reverse — instead of a feel-good music celebration, it’s a long day’s journey into “Break Stuff.”
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergThe Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergI have problems with some of the ways Price tells his story and some of the access he was able to get, but his documentary is more thoughtful than it necessarily needed to be.
- 33The PlaylistBrandon StreussnigThe PlaylistBrandon StreussnigA lot like many of the noisy artists on display, “Woodstock 99” has a lot to say, says it loudly but fails to connect in any meaningful way.