Top Ten Film 0f 1999

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 2001)

Its a feature film that was Oscar winner material. If the film had won best picture then it would have been the first time in Oscar history that a movie by the same director won the Best picture award in three straight decades. The previous films were One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest(1975) and Amadeus(1984) by Milos Forman. The Man on the Moon(1999) is a beautiful tragic comedy about the career and life of controverisal comedian Andy Kaufman. Jim Carrey gives the performance of his carrer as he plays the late comedy star as if he was Andy Kaufman. other good performances are given by Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, and Paul Gialmatti. The movie was like reliving the moments that Andy Kaufman was infamous for. The Man on the Moon shares a couple of things in common with Milos Forman's Amadeus(1984). One, the two films were about brilliant artists whose love for their art rubbed people the wrong way. Two, both films were about artists who brought controversy during their lifetime because of their ability to create something different.