Funny, warm, and entertaining but the film has one giant flaw.

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 1999)

"Man on the Moon" is a funny film only in the fact that what Andy Kaufman did was sadistically funny. Jim Carrey, who has stated that he "became" Andy Kaufman does a great impersonation, at best. The biggest flaw for me was the question: Why watch one funnyman's impression of another funnyman? Why not just watch Kaufman's original material as performed by the man himself? With that point aside, director Milos Foreman and his talented cast (including Courtney Love, Danny DeVito, and a great Paul Giamatti) do bring back the Kaufman gags with high energy and maximum laugh appeal. The film becomes unexpectedly touching in its last moments and Carrey does a tremendous job with his material. I would reccommend it, but again, why not see Kaufman's genius (or moronic/psychotic tendencies, depending on who you are) performed by the man himself? Grade: B-