Thank you veddy much!

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2000)

"Man on the Moon" is a truly stunning look into the mind and the genius of Andy Kaufman. It was hilarious at times, not because it was comedy, but it was looking at the sorts of stunts Andy Kaufman would pull. Andy Kaufman truly was a genius, because he not only managed to confuse the hell out of his audiences, but he confused the people he was working for as well. He treated comedy and entertainment almost as if it were some big conspiracy, in which the audience was left in a haze. On the other hand, his idea of comedy was merely p***ing people off, instead of trying to make them laugh, which unfortunately, brought great hatred upon himself. After Jim Carrey did "The Truman Show", he has found his way into dramas instead of comedies. Here, Jim Carrey, a comic genius himself, seems as if he were born for the role of Andy Kaufman. Carrey really does an amazing job, matching every minute mannerism and facial expression, which should most definitely earn Jim Carrey an academy award. People complain that they know no more about Andy Kaufman than they did before seeing this film. I knew some stuff about him, so I was somewhat prepared for the movie. However, "Man on the Moon" functions more as a tribute to Andy Kaufman and his comic genius, rather than a biography. In a way, that's probably the way Andy would have wanted it to be. I liked this film very much and it's certainly an oscar caliber picture. Mainly, this is a film for those who liked Andy Kaufman and his comedy. I do hope that there will be some videos of him available since the movie came out. My thanks to Milos Forman and Jim Carrey for giving the world such a great film, "thank you veddy much"!