Can you be nostalgic for a moment while youre living in it?
It even continues to see Lorne Michaels as its credited and reportedly hands-on executive producer.
Yet ReitmansSaturday Nightis not about this perennial legacy, at least not directly.
Nor are they with us now.
Here are two characters who will later become icons, but then barely live long enough to appreciate it.
Which is not to say the movie isnt funny.
Technically the series has the greenlight.
The genius and cunning ofSaturday Nightis in its real-time structure.
Instead they need only give you a flavor of the moment.
Its a snapshot instead of a 60-foot mural.
Dewey is also decadently bemusing asSNLs first head writer and very own prince of darkness.
Special credit must be given to LaBelle, too, who providesSaturday Nightwith its dramatic propulsion.
His is the face of a ticking clock, one stuck in an expression of barely concealed despair.
Still, such critical shortfalls are overcome by the movies overriding and outrageous entertainment value.
Its shamelessly nostalgic and supremely satisfying.
Like Belushi in a bee costume, it leaves you smiling.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
