Carrey is great, Kaufman was not

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 1999)

I had to see this movie because I had heard how miraculously Jim Carrey had become Andy Kaufman. He certainly did. You forgot, while watching, that it wasn't the real Andy.
Unfortunately, if you don't care for the characters that Andy played, and was, this movie gets old fast. Except for Latka, on Taxi, and the Mighty Mouse routine, Andy's personas were pretty unpleasant. And the movie didn't show that he had any redeeming characteristics. It is not pleasant spending so much time watching a character that you can't root for or feel good about in any way.
But Jim Carrey was fantastic!!!