a likeable film if you like comedies

Rating: Null/10 (15 May 2002)

This film portrays the rise to fame of a US comedian Andy Kauffman. Kauffman is played by Jim Carey and delivers some of the best acting I have seen and he most certainly carries this film forward. Although Kauffman is portrayed as a man of little patience and plenty of eccentricity it is not so obvious whether this is due to his complex personality or his simple desire to make it big in show business. There are many occasions where he uses his charm and wit to fool the audience with many on stage pranks. These 'pranks' continue to intrigue him and becomes central to all his shows including the highly publicized wrestling scenes . When Kauffman is reported to be ill, no one believes him and we are left wandering through to the end whether it is real or just another hoax. There were some nice moments in the movie like the trip he makes to Philippines to be cured of his illness but only to find that the treatment is just another scam. Towards the end of the movie the film loses all sense of reality as Kauffman is shown to be deceased but soon after is shown to be performing one of his caricature acts (Tony Clifton) or so we are led to believe. A nice film to watch if you like comedies.