Not very funny...kinda like Andy

Rating: 6/10 (2 July 2013)

Comedy amounts to this. You either laugh or you don't. It is completely subjective.
Those who laughed at or with Andy Kaufman may like this Movie because it is basically Andy's material mimicked by Jim Carrey's "in the skin" performance. There is really not much else. Maybe an attempt to make the "Comedian" seem Human and we should empathize, forgive, and try to understand.
It is a hit and miss Movie with some real Actors playing themselves that lend a you are there feel, but who among you really wants to be there. It is not a pleasant place or a fun time. According to the Movie, Kauffman spent most of His energy behind the scenes trying to convince everyone that everything is a joke.
He comes across as probably the most misunderstood Performer in the History of Show Business. He did receive his "15 Minutes" and an amount of Fortune. Deservedly or not, the troubled Man squandered it (or did He?).
The Movie is as painful to watch, at times, as an Andy Kaufman skit. But there is quite an amount of Pathos toward the end that may soften it a bit for Mainstream Viewers. Overall it is a well crafted Movie that isn't very enlightening or entertaining or funny. Kind of like one of His Gigs.