Despite the incredible depth of its ensemble, “Saturday Night” only has a few different cards to play, and it feels like all of them are already on the table by 10:15.
— IndieWire (@IndieWire) September 1, 2024
Read our #Telluride review: https://t.co/ohx5WzpcPF pic.twitter.com/kjTsAL9oX9
*** SATURDAY NIGHT *** (movie about the first SNL broadcast)
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SATURDAY NIGHT might take the 2024 Telluride crown. An absolute electric time, injecting exactly what we love about SNL and film directly into your veins. Labelle was great, but Rachel Sennott with a legendary supporting performance. I love movies! pic.twitter.com/XbflrvbSSr
— Vince Nunnelly || THE GRID (@vnun00) September 1, 2024
Sure there are some creative liberties at pay, but Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night' not only gives a historic ensemble its due but might just feature a soon-to-be legendary cast of its own. My review from #Telluridehttps://t.co/9JHnQaAxhW pic.twitter.com/UjhNSfkpCo
— Gregory Ellwood - Telluride - The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) September 1, 2024
Saturday Night: That kind of “against the clock” movie isn’t as effective when you already know everything works out ok, but there’s enough snappy dialogue & solid impressions of comedic greats to compensate. Not as blown away as some but it’s a good time. #TellurideFilmFestival pic.twitter.com/DV1ZFcZFzB
— Will Mavity @ Telluride (@mavericksmovies) September 1, 2024
Jason Reitman's Saturday Night is a return to form for the director, and might even be his best film. It's certainly on par with Up in the Air and Thank You for Smoking. It really hits its stride in the last act and soars. #TellurideFilmFestival
— Sasha Stone at Awards Daily (@AwardsDaily) September 1, 2024
#SaturdayNight sizzles for 96 minutes. Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan's script crackles, bringing laughs and one-line zingers. The cast pops with Gabrielle LaBelle, Tommy Dewey, and Lamorne Morris standing out. A best picture worthy #Telluride premiere has entered the chat. Loved. pic.twitter.com/hb1hMm5i2F
— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) September 1, 2024
Jason Reitman's 96-minute stress-fest Saturday Night 'blew the roof off' Telluride Film Festival and is already garnering rave reviews. https://t.co/4fd4epFBzn
— /Film (@slashfilm) September 1, 2024
‘Saturday Night’ Review: Jason Reitman’s Zany, Brilliant, And Outrageously Funny Ode To SNL’s Opening Night Hits The Comic Bullseye -Telluride Film Festival https://t.co/YNJKWXYLkY
— Pete Hammond (@DeadlinePete) September 1, 2024
Saw it tonight and it's a lot of fun.
Fair warning, I would say it's maybe slightly more of a drama than a comedy, though, due mostly to the ticking clock element. Or, rather, while it obviously has a number of laughs, I just don't know that I'd categorize it solely as a comedy.
Also, some performances definitely work better and feel more natural than others. There a couple that, frankly, are super on-the-nose/run-of-mill impersonations, while others uncannily embody the original actors, and work far better.
Overall, I'd say the movie is more akin in tone/vibe to Steve Jobs than I was expecting. And like Steve Jobs, they pack a lot of somewhat unbelievable story into the final moments/countdown before a show, it's just that Steve Jobs was a bit more skilled at doing so. To be clear, though, writer/director Jason Reitman said everything in the movie actually happened in real life, it's just that not all of it happened in the 90 minutes leading up to the first show.
The craziest part of the night, actually, is that Reitman told us this in person.
I bought tickets a couple weeks back, and they since turned it into a Q&A screening, without any announcement that I was aware of. We showed up and there were six director's chair at the front of the theater, then just before the movie a theater employee came out and told us to stick around after for a live Q&A, to everyone's surprise. Turns out, it was Reitman and four cast members…
- Gabriel LaBelle (Lorne Michaels)
- Cory Micheal Smith (Chevy Chase)
- Kim Matula (Jane Curtin)
- Taylor Gray (Al Franken)
… all of whom were super cool/down to earth. Afterward, they even had literal film strips from the movie to give away, and the actors all waded into the crowd to hand them out to everyone, and then even mingled for a bit after (which is super rare for a Q&A). In fact, we ended up walking out with Cory Michael Smith and Kim Matula and told them what a great job they did, (truly, they give the two best performances, IMO).
That's movie going in LA. Every so often you randomly go to a movie on a Friday night, then ten minutes after it ends the star of the movie is handing you a film strip from the movie, haha.
But yeah, while not quite as great as the effusive praise from the festivals (surprise, surprise), it's a good time for sure and absolutely worth seeing in theaters, when it finally goes wide next weekend (which is literally the same exact weekend the show debuted in 1975)...
Fair warning, I would say it's maybe slightly more of a drama than a comedy, though, due mostly to the ticking clock element. Or, rather, while it obviously has a number of laughs, I just don't know that I'd categorize it solely as a comedy.
Also, some performances definitely work better and feel more natural than others. There a couple that, frankly, are super on-the-nose/run-of-mill impersonations, while others uncannily embody the original actors, and work far better.
Overall, I'd say the movie is more akin in tone/vibe to Steve Jobs than I was expecting. And like Steve Jobs, they pack a lot of somewhat unbelievable story into the final moments/countdown before a show, it's just that Steve Jobs was a bit more skilled at doing so. To be clear, though, writer/director Jason Reitman said everything in the movie actually happened in real life, it's just that not all of it happened in the 90 minutes leading up to the first show.
The craziest part of the night, actually, is that Reitman told us this in person.
I bought tickets a couple weeks back, and they since turned it into a Q&A screening, without any announcement that I was aware of. We showed up and there were six director's chair at the front of the theater, then just before the movie a theater employee came out and told us to stick around after for a live Q&A, to everyone's surprise. Turns out, it was Reitman and four cast members…
- Gabriel LaBelle (Lorne Michaels)
- Cory Micheal Smith (Chevy Chase)
- Kim Matula (Jane Curtin)
- Taylor Gray (Al Franken)
… all of whom were super cool/down to earth. Afterward, they even had literal film strips from the movie to give away, and the actors all waded into the crowd to hand them out to everyone, and then even mingled for a bit after (which is super rare for a Q&A). In fact, we ended up walking out with Cory Michael Smith and Kim Matula and told them what a great job they did, (truly, they give the two best performances, IMO).
That's movie going in LA. Every so often you randomly go to a movie on a Friday night, then ten minutes after it ends the star of the movie is handing you a film strip from the movie, haha.
But yeah, while not quite as great as the effusive praise from the festivals (surprise, surprise), it's a good time for sure and absolutely worth seeing in theaters, when it finally goes wide next weekend (which is literally the same exact weekend the show debuted in 1975)...
Very cool, I'm jealous. Also somewhat related, tonight Nate Bargatze hosts and hopefully he can recreate the magic of his first appearance.
I hope I'm in a good mood for it (c'mon Ags!!!). ETA - I'm in a FANTASTIC MOOD!!!! WHOOP!!!!
I hope I'm in a good mood for it (c'mon Ags!!!). ETA - I'm in a FANTASTIC MOOD!!!! WHOOP!!!!
Tomorrow...
Jason Reitman’s ‘SATURDAY NIGHT’ expands into theaters nationwide this week.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 10, 2024
Read our review: https://t.co/W4FRBHvm1z pic.twitter.com/UrDqgnZTXD
Movie going in Houston means occasionally seeing someone get stabbed when a fight breaks out in the theater, like when I went to see He got Game.
I liked this a lot, but I'm a sucker for Sorkin-like dialogue and whip-fast pace.
It's true that it was hard to feel like there were any stakes knowing exactly how it ends, and knowing that this probably in no way resembles the way the last 90 minutes pre-show went, but it was a fun hour and a half and absolutely flew by.
It's true that it was hard to feel like there were any stakes knowing exactly how it ends, and knowing that this probably in no way resembles the way the last 90 minutes pre-show went, but it was a fun hour and a half and absolutely flew by.
That was awesome.
Just got back, and that was brilliant! Each character did such a good job…. I walked away wanting more of each of them. The Gilda Radner actress was absolutely nails. I think she was my favorite, but I loved so many of the others. I have no idea how accurate this is, but it was just fun…
It was really funny, but not at all laugh at loud funny. It did have a couple of moments where I laughed, but, for the most part it was just funny because you can really imagine these things happening in real world time back in the 70's.
I loved it.
It was really funny, but not at all laugh at loud funny. It did have a couple of moments where I laughed, but, for the most part it was just funny because you can really imagine these things happening in real world time back in the 70's.
I loved it.
Now available to rent digitally, for those who didn't get to see it in theaters.
Watched it on Netflix tonight. I was hoping it would be more of a Sorkin Steve Jobs.
Was just kind of blah and would have preferred it be a bit more realistic of what that might have been rather than just a compilation of mishaps over the years.
Maybe there's a nostalgia factor for the older audiences who are more heavy with the praise on this but as someone who's never understood the humor of old SNL it wasn't for me.
Was just kind of blah and would have preferred it be a bit more realistic of what that might have been rather than just a compilation of mishaps over the years.
Maybe there's a nostalgia factor for the older audiences who are more heavy with the praise on this but as someone who's never understood the humor of old SNL it wasn't for me.
Just caught this on Netflix. A "vibe" or feeling film than a plot film.
I really enjoyed it and thought captures the magic of why SNL works when it works and the chaos of having that many talent people working on something.
Is it perfect? No. But it was very entertaining.
I really enjoyed it and thought captures the magic of why SNL works when it works and the chaos of having that many talent people working on something.
Is it perfect? No. But it was very entertaining.
This is a great way to put it, and I think it's why I am not enjoying it. I've tried multiple times to get through it, but I think it's too chaotic for me. I would rather have an actual plot to how they got the show on air. This one is probably just not for me.Dekker_Lentz said:
A "vibe" or feeling film than a plot film.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
This kind of feels like it could've been a perfect Netflix show. Each season covers different eras.
Would've really liked getting the stories of the terrible late 80's cast that got fired all at once, and the Farley / Myers / Carvey / Sandler era. The tragic deaths of Farley and Hartman in particular would've been ripe for that.
Peacock sort of gave you your wish.
Ok, so I finally finished it, and I would say the second half of the movie is much better than the first. I do think this would have been better as a plot driven show, where we could see how the show got greenlit, how they found the players, etc. I guess they were trying to show how hectic an SNL production is though.AustinAg2K said:This is a great way to put it, and I think it's why I am not enjoying it. I've tried multiple times to get through it, but I think it's too chaotic for me. I would rather have an actual plot to how they got the show on air. This one is probably just not for me.Dekker_Lentz said:
A "vibe" or feeling film than a plot film.
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