An excellent portrayal of a very unlikable person

Rating: 1/10 (19 September 2003)

I only knew of Kaufman from his work on 'Taxi'. I bought this DVD because I had heard that it was a great performance by Jim Carrey, portraying one of his idols, and I figured I would learn a bit about Kaufman. The thing is, it was a great performance by Carrey and I did learn a lot about Kaufman. I learned that he was remarkably unfunny and a pain in the ass. I learned that the only thing he did that I enjoyed was 'Taxi' and that Kaufman hated being on the show, and most of the other regulars could not stand him. In short, this is a well made, well acted movie about an extremely unlikable person who seemed to enjoy irritating everyone around him. His only redeeming talent was portraying a character on a show that he did not enjoy. Watching the movie was not an enjoyable experience, and I would not recommend it to anyone, unless you are a big Kaufman fan. It is difficult to express my feelings upon reaching the end of the movie. I did not care a bit for Kaufman, but Carrey did an excellent job of portraying him. What baffles me is why anyone would want to make a move about this guy. I give it 1 out of 10, and only because Carrey did such a great job of convincing me that he was Kaufman.