Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/03/25
The film really benefits from some knockout casting - both the main cast (Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase and Matt Wood as John Belushi) and some big name cameos - especially J.K. Simmons as a slimy Milton Berle and Matthew Rhys as the hot-headed George Carlin. The only issue is that with a cast this size, you just want more but, hey, it did a great job encapsulating the absolute madness (even if some stuff didn't necessarily happen THAT night) along with the sheer luck needed to pull off the first Saturday Night Live. It even had some excellent music cues. All in all, a very fun watch.
