Jim Carrey CAN act, and I Loved it!

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 1999)

Let me first say that I am not a fan of Jim Carrey. The first movie of his I saw was "The Cable Guy" and I swore I would never watch another. Then I watched "Liar, Liar" and didn't think too much better. Then came "The Truman Show"; I was somewhat impressed. However, I wasn't too thrilled about watching "Man On The Moon". Given my feelings about Carrey and the little I knew about Andy Kaufman, this didn't seem like my kind of movie.
Guess what. Not only did I like "Man On The Moon", I loved it!
Jim Carrey proves he can act, and he does it very well. "Man On The Moon" was funny, sad, touching, and more. Often at the same time. Danny Divito was good and Courtney Love will probably win a Supporting Actress nomination.
It is uncanny how Carrey was able to take this controversial comedian and make him human. By the end of the movie you get a sense of knowing who Andy Kaufman was and why he did the things he did. I was very young when Taxi was on, and had no real knowledge of Kaufman. I can only imaging what this film will be like for those who actually followed his career.
I don't know what else to say. I loved this movie!