again, a great biographical work by Milos Forman. though not comparisonable to Larry Flynt i'm afraid

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 1999)

WRITTEN FROM AN EUROPEAN POINT OF VIEW
in his latest flick M.Forman shows us another great personality, whom (with no doubt) was Andy Kaufman. but was he great enough to earn a movie by one of biggest directors of our times?
i seriously doubt that.
like another christmas-time release Any Given Sunday, this movie can only be appreciated in the US, as Andy Kaufman was rather unknown outside of this country. the Washington Post says Jim Carrey is unbelievably playing AK, but I can't tell that. i have simply never seen AK perform!
contrary to AK i have seen Larry Flynt's work and (no matter if i like it or not) i am able to assess it and have my likes and dislikes about it. in case of AK i can only wonder. cause the movie doesn't show who he was to America and his impact or role (you name the right word) in this society. and this is the movie's main weakness. as People vs Larry Flynt pointed out who famous Penthouse editor was to USA, in the case of Man on The Moon we can only suspect. and that is what makes me say: good movie, but nothing special. especially when i compare this to People vs Larry Flynt. and i do. all the time!