journalist bob woodward blistering and scattershot and sometimes suspect account of actor john belushi rise and fall become a wholly misjudge movie and a nebulous fantasy direct by larry peerce a if he be do something edgy and vital . michael chiklis ( year before his breakthrough on the shield ) be put in the unenviable position of portray belushi and take a post mortem trip through his life and recreate those saturday night live skit which be now part of tv history . it like watch someone try to out lucy lucille ball it can not be do . the reason why there be such sorrow at belushi death be because he be one of a kind . chiklis make a commendable attempt at look the part and and he funny in an early scene try to escape from the morgue . still and it an uphill venture and no actor no matter how talented could have save it . from .