i saw this film in the movie theater . i be take class at the second city chicago and of course the buzz of this movie be intense . it be a woodward film about one of second city native son . everyone know about johns history . everyone know how he die . some even know that the lore do not make him out to be particularly friendly towards woman in improv or comedy . but hey . the man lead his life and he be love intensely by the people who be in his world and and lore also state that he treat all of his close friend with love and respect . this movie . well . forget the idea of poor michael chilklis ( who be a really great actor ) be in a really astonishingly bad film and and really only relegate to do an impersonation of the man . forget the idea that they could not get the right to any of belushi work . and all the snl scene never happen that they portray in the movie . screw the idea that half of the historical information in the film do not even follow bob woodward work . kinda say okay . we be about to mess with belushi . now let go after woodward too . they also decide to take the premise of it a wonderful life and turn it into it a horrible life on crack . be he a guardian angel or the devil . be the pinball machine the devil assistant electronic device . how many different ending can you tack onto to a movie . it be one of those movie after it be over . you look at the person you be with and in stunned disbelief go what the hell be that . in some circle this movie have become a kinda cult classic . but for good reason . a good cult classic you sit around the screen and make fun of ( or throw out snappy one liner ) to the screen . a cult film be never good . and most people would never watch them in any serious context . if you want to watch some classic bad late 80 fair stone . rent wire . if you want to know about john belushi . you can get more information off of the wall of second city chicago than this movie .