like Carrey said himself "it makes you think!"

Rating: Null/10 (23 December 1999)

See this movie. It makes you think. I saw it last night and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. The movie is the most absorbing piece of cinema I've seen in a long time. Easily one of the best this year. If Carrey doesn't get an Oscar, then we can take that as a sign to credit the Academy as nothing but a bunch of old producers who are to feeble to go to movies any more.
This film takes you through a very strange mans very strange life. From the time he's a child performing to the wall, to standing in front of that red curtain on the movie poster. It's a fascinating look at someone no one really knew. Some critics complained that the film didn't show enough about Andy's personal self, and many people involved in the production responded that it was cause no one knew that much about him. I think they're both wrong. This film is excellent. You really get the feeling of what kind of person Andy was. He loved the audience, and he knew what they wanted even if they didn't know it yet. Like he says in a conversation with DeVito "...and watch them all turn into children right in front of me!". There were things he did that were only funny to him and his buddy Bob.
It may be just me, but I felt like I could really understand what he was doing (or maybe I'm as off as everyone else who thought they knew him). He was a big prankster, who pulled some of the best pranks on the audience in the history of comedy. There was never anyone like him, and they're never will be again.
"Hello, my name is Andy, and this is my amateur review."