Carrey astonishes in a shallow film

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2000)

Jim Carrey turns in a very memorable performance as Andy Kaufman, his attention to detail really paid dividends. It stands as one of the greatest characterizations of a pop culture icon ever. Unfortunately, the level of talent surrounding this movie have turned in a film somewhat unworthy of its subject; in that, we see many recapitulations of things a lot of us have seen Kaufman do, but we don't see much insight into what motivated his actions and art. It is an entertaining and funny movie, and MUST be seen for Carrey's performance, but don't go looking for a very substantial exploration of exactly who Andy Kaufman was. I guess he eluded the filmmakers as he has eluded most of America 20