It grew on me

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2000)

I never really watched taxi and if no one had made this film I probably would never heard of Andy Kaufman, apart from the line in the REM song. At first I found him irritating, but as the story went on and his stunts became more bizarre, I realised he wasn't your stereotypical comedian looking for acceptance but a performing artist who wanted to provoke a reaction, not just laughter, although he certainly amused himself and his cohorts.
Perhaps it's a good thing he died young as I can't see him ever making it as a big hollywood star and he might have faded into obscurity, but you never know, he might have been as big as Robin Williams or Bill Murray - I doubt it though.
The film is an interesting biopic of an artist, but no more. Jim Carrey makes the film and I particularly liked the ending. Worth seeing