Brings spirits as high as the moon

Rating: 8/10 (28 February 2007)

This was a very uplifting film, I really enjoyed it. I really gets you thinking about the man and the myth, Andy Kaufman. To many he was a genius, to others, just a sad-sack innovator but we see yet another side in this film. It really gets you going because the fact is still unknown whether or not Kaufman's death was a hoax or not. Some may believe others will doubt but if he still is alive, it would be the biggest prank the world has ever seen. This truly is a rare film because it handles a lot of delicate subjects but with the utmost care and dignity. Some may think wrestling is fake, others may not and Milos Foreman handled the subject in such a way, he tried to avoid the subject with comedy but he still wanted to convey a sense of reality. That's what this film is all about contradicting is reality. There are many answers to questions unveiled but you go back and you ask yourself, "Did he just do that?" or "Did that just happen?". I think everyone needs the comfort of this film because it'll definitely make you feel better. The comedy in this film reigns above all and that's what stands out, that's what the Andy Kaufman persona was all about: pure comedy, whether by pranks that were only funny to him or by warming the hearts of viewers by constant laughs.