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Peter Bart: Is ‘Saturday Night’ Movie Ready For Theatrical Primetime?
Box Office forecasts for Saturday Night are mixed, with at least six other movies opening and all battling the distractions of election season.
The critics bestow ambivalence because “the movie is an affectionate yet hollow homage,” says Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times. One reason it doesn’t is that director Jason Reitman ’s focus is on the behind-the-scenes intrigues of the “late nite” business as much as it is on the artists. Indeed, Carson himself, grumpy and remote, emerges as the “heavy”; he’s dubious about Michaels’ new show with its disruptive wannabe stars and improv-styled non-format.
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