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The movie prefers to go over ground that has been more than adequately covered in the past...
Full reviewDocumentary portrait on John Belushi, the proudly chaotic comedian whose inspiring life and career were tragically cut too short. Uses previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after his death. Features Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Landis, Carrie Fisher and Jim Belushi amongst others.
The movie prefers to go over ground that has been more than adequately covered in the past...
Full reviewThe documentary offers some fascinating discoveries, which make up for its missteps.
Full reviewDirector R.J. Cutler does well to capture the extremes at work in Belushi’s life and art, with nuanced interviews from friends and collaborators...
Full reviewThe tears of a clown remains one of comedy's most familiar and enduring cliches, but Belushi still captures the truth of it through this window in time...
Full reviewEven though... Belushi’s life story and legacy has been examined time and again, the documentary simply titled Belushi is a work of great value.
Full reviewThe definitive documentary and profoundly heartfelt celebration of John Belushi's life.
Full reviewTreats its subject with a scrutiny and reverence usually reserved for more serious figures.
Full reviewCutler wisely lets those voices tell the story, with no overarching narrator; the closest is SNL alum Bill Hader doing a spookily spot-on job of mimicking Belushi's voice to read his letters, often aided by effective, starkly drawn animation.
Full reviewTaps the sweetness in a cultural fixture with an irreplaceably wild sense of fun.
Full reviewHis fatal flaw was that he could never be completely satisfied. Fortunately anyone watching this documentary is bound to be precisely that.
Full reviewEngrossing and a must-see for any fan of SNL, Animal House and 20th-century comedy in general.
Full reviewBelushi is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and DocPlay and Apple TV and Academy On Demand and AroVision.
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