Jim Carrey is the best thing in this real-life/re-creation of a film.

Rating: 7/10 (30 December 1999)

Jim Carrey is great -- no argument there. But Andy Kaufman was huge because of "Taxi." Not because of Tony Clifton. Not because of his Elvis Impersonation. Not because of his wrestling. The film devotes about 10 minutes tops to his stint on "Taxi" and recreates a whole bunch of events that Jim Carrey as Andy recreates for us to a tee. By the time we start to see a little bit about Andy Kaufman and what people thought about him, he's already dead and buried. I always liked him, on and off "Taxi." I recommend this flick only to those who have no idea what Andy Kaufman did while he was here. He wasn't a HUGE star, but he was an entertaining man. I'd be more interested in a film showing why a lot of stars who worked with him did not want any part of the film. Where was Tony Danza? I wish they explored his "shock comic" personality a little further. All in all, a bit of a disappointment, but a well done recreation of a lost comic. I hope Jim Carrey gets the respect he deserves this year. Milos can watch reruns of "Taxi" and think about how neat it would be to recreate Andy's scenes with a Tony Danza stand-in. 7 out of 10.