Pointless biography

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2001)

THis film beckons the simple Question....Was it even worth making.
Well judging by the Box office returns...The answer is simply NO.
Jim carreys excellent performance as the late Andy Kaufman seems to be the only thing really going for it.Courtney love is only so so,And danny devito who presumably only did this film out of respect for his late TAXI costar,is about as fun as watching paint dry.
Putting it mildly,Kaufman is such a Jerk that one wonders if it is even worth trying to examine him.Even if he was,the film makers have failed in their efforts especially the screen writers.
Even Paul Giamatti goes by nearly forgotten leaving little else for us to care about.The film has a few funny moments(like tony cliftons overeaction to be thrown off the Taxi set,,although he made it happen) and some touching moments...
Whilst People versus larry flynt was more entertaining and thought provoking..this film is somewhat subdued and pointless.
I give it 5 out of 10