Belushi

"The movie prefers to go over ground that has been more than adequately covered in the past..."

"The documentary offers some fascinating discoveries, which make up for its missteps."

"Straightforwardly reverential rather than truly insightful..."

"The impact of the never-heard-before audio is astounding."

"Director R.J. Cutler does well to capture the extremes at work in Belushi’s life and art, with nuanced interviews from friends and collaborators..."

"The 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..."

"(A) dark and heartwarming portrait..."

"Even though... Belushi’s life story and legacy has been examined time and again, the documentary simply titled Belushi is a work of great value."

"The definitive documentary and profoundly heartfelt celebration of John Belushi's life."

"Intimate, fascinating..."

"A loving but incisive cinematic tribute."

"Doesn't sugarcoat the sadness at the core of the actor's legacy."

"Meticulous and touching."

"Treats its subject with a scrutiny and reverence usually reserved for more serious figures."

"Cutler 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."

"Taps the sweetness in a cultural fixture with an irreplaceably wild sense of fun."

"His fatal flaw was that he could never be completely satisfied. Fortunately anyone watching this documentary is bound to be precisely that."

"Engrossing and a must-see for any fan of SNL, Animal House and 20th-century comedy in general."