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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Ray Sharkey's Angel denounce Belushi for drug use and infidelity is difficult due to the actor's own problems in those areas, leading to him contracting [=AID=]s and dying at the age of forty.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Ray Sharkey's Angel denounce Belushi for drug use and infidelity promiscuity is difficult due to the actor's his actor Ray Sharkey's own problems in those areas, leading to him contracting [=AID=]s and dying at the age of forty.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: For all the film's issues with it's reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project, it's generally agreed that Creator/MichaelChiklis was a fantastic choice to play Belushi and that he does his very best with the material, perfectly capturing John's manic energy, tics and habits as a performer and his skills at physical comedy. Brad Jones noticeably gives the film a very harsh review for the above flaws but has nothing but praise for Chiklis, saying he almost makes the film worth watching just to see how good he is. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis for his involvement years later.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: For all the film's issues with it's reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project, it's generally agreed that Creator/MichaelChiklis was a fantastic choice to play Belushi and that he does his very best with the material, perfectly capturing John's manic energy, tics and habits as a performer and his skills at physical comedy.comedy and does well in the dramatic scenes too. Brad Jones noticeably gives the film a very harsh review for the above flaws but has nothing but praise for Chiklis, saying he almost makes the film worth watching just to see how good he is. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis for his involvement years later.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: For all the film's issues with it's reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy, his tics as an actor and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale as the film is dead set on. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with with Brad outright saying that while there are ''many'' things wrong with the film, Chiklis isn't one of them and even says that the film is almost worth watching just for how good he is in the role. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: For all the film's issues with it's reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise it's generally agreed that Creator/MichaelChiklis was a fantastic choice to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying play Belushi and that he nails Belushi's manic energy, does his tics as an actor and comedic skill and is clearly doing his very best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth perfectly capturing John's manic energy, tics and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale habits as a performer and his skills at physical comedy. Brad Jones noticeably gives the film is dead set on. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with with Brad outright very harsh review for the above flaws but has nothing but praise for Chiklis, saying that while there are ''many'' things wrong with the film, Chiklis isn't one of them and even says that he almost makes the film is almost worth watching just for to see how good he is in the role. is. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.for his involvement years later.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy, his tics as an actor and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale as the film is dead set on. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with with Brad outright saying that while there are ''many'' things wrong with the film. Chiklis isn't one of them. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its For all the film's issues with it's reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, project, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy, his tics as an actor and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale as the film is dead set on. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with with Brad outright saying that while there are ''many'' things wrong with the film. film, Chiklis isn't one of them.them and even says that the film is almost worth watching just for how good he is in the role. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
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** A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
** The movie also has clashing {{Framing Device}}s, either of which could've worked under the right conditions. One is a straightforward, down-to-earth, somber affair where Creator/BobWoodward interviews various colleagues of John's for the ''Wired'' book that calls to mind the way ''Film/CitizenKane'' told the life story of its title character. The other is an irreverent, fantasy BlackComedy where John's ghost is guided by his guardian angel through snapshots of his life that seems to be trying to go for the type of humor John's films often went for. Both get stuffed into the movie and so we get a film with a really indecisive tone to approach its subject matter with.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
** The movie also has clashing {{Framing Device}}s, either of which could've worked under the right conditions. One is a straightforward, down-to-earth, somber affair where Creator/BobWoodward interviews various colleagues of John's for the ''Wired'' book that calls to mind the way ''Film/CitizenKane'' told the life story of its title character. The other is an irreverent, fantasy BlackComedy where John's ghost is guided by his guardian angel through snapshots of his life that seems to be trying to go for the type of humor John's films often went for. Both get stuffed into the movie and so we get a film with a really indecisive tone to approach its subject matter with.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
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** A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and see him as nothing but a depraved drug addict and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
** The movie also has clashing {{Framing Device}}s, either of which could've worked under the right conditions. One is a straightforward, down-to-earth, somber affair where Creator/BobWoodward interviews various colleagues of John's for the ''Wired'' book that calls to mind the way ''Film/CitizenKane'' told the life story of its title character. The other is an irreverent, fantasy BlackComedy where John's ghost is guided by his guardian angel through snapshots of his life that seems to be trying to go for the type of humor John's films often went for. Both get stuffed into the movie and so we get a film with a really indecisive tone to approach its subject matterwith.
with and both are done with an extreme contempt for Belushi who the film is actively disinterested in treating as anything but a drug addict.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manicenergy energy, his tics as an actor and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale. tale as the film is dead set on. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with.with with Brad outright saying that while there are ''many'' things wrong with the film. Chiklis isn't one of them. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
** The movie also has clashing {{Framing Device}}s, either of which could've worked under the right conditions. One is a straightforward, down-to-earth, somber affair where Creator/BobWoodward interviews various colleagues of John's for the ''Wired'' book that calls to mind the way ''Film/CitizenKane'' told the life story of its title character. The other is an irreverent, fantasy BlackComedy where John's ghost is guided by his guardian angel through snapshots of his life that seems to be trying to go for the type of humor John's films often went for. Both get stuffed into the movie and so we get a film with a really indecisive tone to approach its subject matter
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: At one point Belushi and his co-writer hire a typist to convert ''Noble Root'' from handwritten pages. In the area of personal computers, typing as become a universal skill, making the need for a professional to do the job superfluous.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material.material, trying to give Belushi depth and make him a flawed human being rather than a cautionary tale. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Upon learning that Bob Woodward is going to write a book based on his life called ''Wired'', Angel mocks Belushi that the book is going to trash his good name and Belushi despondently responds "I'm fucked." The {{Irony}} was not lost on Creator/BradJones who remarked, "And that's just the book! You don't even want to tell him about what the movie is gonna do!"
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: A {{Biopic}} about Creator/JohnBelushi? Okay, that sounds harmless enough. John's corpse popping back up to life and then meeting up with his Puerto Rican taxi driving GuardianAngel to reminisce about his life? ''What?'' And that's ''before'' the heavy-handed DrugsAreBad message starts getting hammered into you.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with.
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** A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
** The movie also has clashing {{Framing Device}}s, either of which could've worked under the right conditions. One is a straightforward, down-to-earth, somber affair where Creator/BobWoodward interviews various colleagues of John's for the ''Wired'' book that calls to mind the way ''Film/CitizenKane'' told the life story of its title character. The other is an irreverent, fantasy BlackComedy where John's ghost is guided by his guardian angel through snapshots of his life that seems to be trying to go for the type of humor John's films often went for. Both get stuffed into the movie and so we get a film with a really indecisive tone to approach its subject matter with.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to workwith.
with. Aykroyd even forgave Chiklis eventually.
** A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
** The movie also has clashing {{Framing Device}}s, either of which could've worked under the right conditions. One is a straightforward, down-to-earth, somber affair where Creator/BobWoodward interviews various colleagues of John's for the ''Wired'' book that calls to mind the way ''Film/CitizenKane'' told the life story of its title character. The other is an irreverent, fantasy BlackComedy where John's ghost is guided by his guardian angel through snapshots of his life that seems to be trying to go for the type of humor John's films often went for. Both get stuffed into the movie and so we get a film with a really indecisive tone to approach its subject matter with.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill and is clearly doing his best with the material. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work
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* NightmareFuel: The autopsy scene, where John is being cut open by coroners as he ''screams for help''. Also lapses into AccidentalNightmareFuel, as much of the scene is an attempt at BlackComedy, what with the addition of a LaughTrack and the coroners slowly turning into Hibachi chefs happily slicing up John as if he was fish. Can you really blame John's friends and family for hating this movie when it's forcing them to imagine their late colleague in horrible pain, even in death?
-->'''John''': Get me the hell out of here! I'm cold, it's cold--!
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
-->'''John''': Get me the hell out of here! I'm cold, it's cold--!
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A John Belushi {{Biopic}} in of itself isn't that bad of an idea, nor is playing it as a comedy with a tone akin to Belushi's films as a way to honor his legacy. But unfortunately, this movie was made by people who seem to just absolutely ''loathe'' John and take every chance to kick him while he's down.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The film is harshly criticized for its reductive and inaccurate portrayal of Creator/JohnBelushi, ignoring his comedic talents and famously [[NiceGuy generous personality]] in favor of portraying him as a depraved drug addict, its heavy-handed attitude towards his addictions, its moments of tasteless and inappropriate comedy and the poor casting of important supporting players like Creator/DanAykroyd who was so insulted by its portrayal of his friend he refused to work with people involved in the project. However, many people, including Creator/BradJones, have given considerable praise to Creator/MichaelChiklis, saying that he nails Belushi's manic energy and comedic skill.skill and is clearly doing his best with the material. Many have lamented that he didn't have a better film to work with.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Ray Sharkey's Angel denounce Belushi for drug use and infidelity is difficult due to the actor's own problems in those areas, leading to him contracting [=AID=]s and dying at the age of forty.
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