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58 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • Starring: Danny DeVito, Jim Carrey
  • Summary: Jim Carrey stars as the late Andy Kaufman, who was considered one of the most innovative, eccentric and enigmatic performers of his time. (Universal Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Less a biography than an essay on theatrical illusion and the changing nature of comedy. Love it or hate it, you've never seen anything quite like it.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Stephens
    60
    The sort of sick humor even Andy Kaufman would have recognized as well beyond the pale.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    30
    Never comes close to making the case that its subject is worthy of the viewer's interest.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. ErickC
    10
    Hats off to jim carrey he really is andy in this movie amazing, breathtaking! a must see!
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  2. Mithras
    10
    A hilarious movie, regardless of its capture of Kaufman's life. I have never even heard of Kaufman before this film, and while accuracy to historical events / people in any film does add a lot to someone who knows the history, or someone seeking a resource from which to learn about the history, I personally do not believe accuracy should factor in one's opinion of a movie; this is of course to the extent that it does not disgust through blaspheming the character to the point that it could be seen as bad taste. So from a completely separate from previous experience viewpoint, this movie was hilarious and enjoyable through and through.… Expand
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  3. MaximI.
    10
    I'me not a touchy guy, we Russians have lived thru so much thru our history that crying is the last thing we do. But after this movie, i cried. I remember when i first saw it, i was 14. Jim is a genious. He's an amazing comedy player, the greatest the American continent ever new. And as we have seen, he's an amazing drama player. When he combines it, it's cruel. People cant take it. Nothing makes you want to cry more then laugh thru tears, and shurely in the true way he does it. If you want robots with iron heads (empty inside, like those who watch it), dont visit this. Really. The sad end, the amaizing person he played, how cruel a world can be to a man. Great movie.… Expand
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