Very interesting movie ... interesting

Rating: 6/10 (12 October 2004)

Very interesting, yes. Interesting is a good word for this movie. If I had to call it something, I'd call it ... interesting.
But good? Hmmmm, not really. Entertaining? Hmmmm, not really. Enjoyable? Hmmmm, not really.
But definitely interesting. I would in fact recommend seeing this movie. Andy Kaufman was an - what word comes to mind - ah, interesting guy! And this movie fits him to a tee.
And Jim Carrey gives an Oscar-deserving performance here. He brings Andy back to life. And that is saying something, particularly if you ever had the pleasure to see Andy in person.
You see, Andy wasn't a comedian. He didn't excel in drama, or mystery, or any common form of entertainment. Andy was the quintessential essence of performance. I don't mean that he was a performance artist. I mean that literally ... Andy WAS the performance.
And this movie does capture that. My only problem with the movie is that it does in fact capture Andy so well that ... it's unnerving. The 'entertainment' factor disappears as you feel more and more uncomfortable watching it.
But uncomfortable was Andy's middle name.
He would have liked this movie.