Carrey is Kaufman

Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2018)

This film is uniquely entertaining and redefines the words hoax and optical illusion. Jim is so close to what I imagine Andy to be like, even that itself is an illusion. Yet somehow Andy Kaufman lives on in what can only be described in my opinion as Jim Carrey's stand out best performance. The song and dance man, anti humour improvisational comedic, doesn't tell jokes. He is more interested in making himself and his friend Bob laugh at their own genius than entertaining his audience or so it appears. Danny DeVito plays George his stage manager/agent and appears not entirely sure at first what to make of Andy Kaufmans act himself. He may be crazy with surreal gimmicks and untimely motions but George is willing to take the risk with his out of the world man on a moon act. With bizarre alter ego character Tony Clifton and controversial anti women should be in the kitchen act. From the Taxi sitcom to wrestling to appearing on David Letterman, Andy has everyone guessing what's next? Not even George is in the loop with who is in on each act. Andy created a world where the audience were always second guessing and he wanted to stay one step ahead. But when tragedy strikes not even Andys own family can take him seriously.