‘Wood’ is too stiff
The beginning: Elliot Tiber dreams of going to California “to paint, design and be free.” Instead, he is stuck in the Catskills helping his ungrateful parents run their motel. The filthy motel, thousands of dollars in debt, has no air conditioning, towels or locks on the doors. Elliot feels repressed and uninspired!
The end: After Elliot randomly and luckily volunteers to host the now-famous Woodstock festival on a nearby cow field, his parents’ mortgage is paid off and vast improvements are made to the motel. But Woodstock teaches Elliot more important lessons! He learns to break...
