Film of the Year

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 1999)

Jim Carrey's portrayal of Andy Kaufman is better work than you thought he was capable of. Forget Arse Ventura. Forget that other thing he did. This is some kinda special film, friends - and you needn't bring an awareness of Kaufman's work into the theater to appreciate it, either. The career of Andy Kaufman is a story that deserves telling - and the guys who put this thing together did it the right way. RUN - do not walk - to catch this one. And, when leaving the auditorium, let 'em know you were hip to the gag all along. Be sure to exhibit your share of that smug American pretentiousness that has made us all fodder for artists like Kaufman since the day we were born. But go. Just go.