Carrey - great. Kaufman - ??

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2011)

Let me say at the start that Jim Carrey's portrait of Andy Kaufman is quite brilliant.
Let us now turn to Kaufman, best known for his amusing portrayal of Latka Gravas in the sitcom Taxi.
Kaufman also did other stuff. He called it comedy. My guess is that very, very few other people would call it comedy since it didn't involve laughter, amusement, or any of the other things people associate with comedy. It was equivalent to putting bits of glass, metal, wood and similar on a plate, and saying you're a chef. Kaufman's material was aggressive, in your face, provocative, and not even slightly funny.
This deeply unfunny and unpleasant man (if Carrey's portrayal of the rest of him is as accurate as the Taxi part) had nothing worthwhile to say, and one can only speculate as to why he chose to say it in that fashion.
The film involves spending a lot of time in the company of someone whose company is not pleasant. So, while granting Carrey the kudos he merits, I have to say that I did not like this film.