Gilda Radner: It's Always Something

This movie is amazing, it tells the life of great comedienne, Gilda Radner. It is so believable, that at the touching parts I cried. Jami Gertz looked and acted so much like Gilda, for a moment you'd think she was Gilda. The guy that played Gene Wilder, played a convincing part, but the chemistry isn't there, or at least the way I pictured it. It was like a love story, that somehow went wrong at the end. She is such a great person, I wish I've met her because I know we would have been best friends. Great movie! I recommend that you watch it!

it should have been awful.

it was a dangerous premise, having mostly unknown actors portray legends, most of whom are still living. (belushi and all the other original snl cast, plus eugene levy, gene wilder, and more.)

these guys did faithful, believable renditions. (i.e. the gene wilder guy had the speech patterns down pat. and the belushi guy resisted the urge to play it loud and cartoonish.)

prepare to be disappointed by some of belushi and murray's behavior. to respect lorne michaels. to admire laraine newman.

but most of all, prepare to fall madly, deeply in love with gene wilder.

from everything i know, the storytelling was journalistically accurate, and despite the unhappy ending, it is not a sad movie.

it got a little surreal watching these impostors do recreations of classic snl sketches. i kept waiting to be offended or have my intelligence insulted or to get bored.

i loved it from beginning to end. i hope they rerun it so i can make everyone i know watch it.

This made-for-TV film -was the BEST possible adaptation of Gilda Radner's "It's Always Something" Jami Gertz --always an ok actress --was FANTASTIC here --this is truly a breakthrough role --and I think, a performance that might well win her an Emmy Award. I --was dazzled! Hope it gets repeated soon -was sorry I didn't tape it!

I adored Gilda Radner and I was pleasantly surprised by this biopic of her life. To call this movie "insipid", "treacly" or a "hack movie of the week" is to be seriously unjust. It is definitely a cut above your average TV movie. Jami Gertz does a truly great job as Gilda and at times is almost uncanny in her physical resemblance to the great comedienne. Likewise Eric Siegel who is very good as John Belushi. If you were a true fan of Gilda and you don't at least threaten to shed a tear during the cancer sequences then you've got a hard of stone. As for me I cried my eyes out - it once again brings home to you the cruel nature of the world we live in when so many great people die young for no explicable reason. Anyway give this a chance and you will be rewarded - it was obviously a labour of love for those involved in its making. The only caveat I have is that the actor cast as Gene Wilder is way to serious for his role and is seriously lacking in comic ability and the script at times depicts him as a bit of a selfish monster.

What an excellent TV movie. For once, it's not self-pitying and depressing (though, of course, the subject matter is very sad), but it celebrates Gilda and how she chose to deal with her terminal illness with laughter. Jami Gertz did a phenomenal job in the title role, and I never realized before that she does bear quite a likeness to Gilda. Her love and marriage with Gene Wilder is also handled well, and I can't help but wonder what the real Gene Wilder thinks of the film. The movie had me in tears. I recommend it.