This is where the magic starts...

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 1999)

Who was Andy Kaufman? What was he really like? The answere is, I think, no one really knew, not even himself. I think that is the point the critics who mention the film doesn't get to the heart of who Andy Kaufman really was. Man on the moon may not be 100% accurate, but it's a wonderful film. Being a late Kaufman fan, (I was to young to have a clear memory of him when he was alive and in the direct spotlight), I have become a fan through showings of his classic performances and news shows about him. What I've seen has been recreated very vividly. Jim Carrey doesn't just play Andy Kaufman, he is wisked away into Andy, he becomes Andy, in a performance that should earn him one of those little golden trophies. (If it doesn't then I'm convinced the Oscars are rigged.) I remember two young ladies leaving the theatre half way through the film, they must have been expecting another "Ace Ventura", or "The Mask", and had no idea who Andy Kaufman was. The film isn't for everyone...bottom line, but on the other hand, we have my fiance on the other side who went into the film kicking and screaming, and was all misty eyed at the end (I cried to, it didn't help that she started it...), falling in love with Andy Kaufman as I did long ago. Andy was banished from everyone's memory years ago, now it's about time he got the appreciation he desearves. This ones for you Andy.