good movie with excellent performances

Rating: 8/10 (2 February 2003)

this picture is a very complete and interesting biography of the great andy kauffman. jim carrey is andy kauffman and we really believe he is the man, his performance is great, i don't know why hollywood guys don't nominate him for best actor (he is great in this movie and in "the truman show"). i think he can do anything, from comedy to drama, i believe he's a very underrated actor. danny de vito is very good as kauffman's manager and friend. courtney love is rather good as his girlfriend and paul "something" is great as his friend. direction is good but milos forman can do better ("one flew over the coocko's nest" and "amadeus"). the rest of the movie is ok, the story is good but it has sometimes lame dialogue and the score is forgettable.

overall, this is a very good movie with some little flaws. special mention to the best scene: when andy tells his friends that he has cancer (i love this scene, especially when jim carrey speaks). 8/10.