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Movie Overview
Cast
• Jim Carrey
• Danny DeVito
• Courtney Love
Director
• Milos Forman
MPAA Rating
R
Man on the Moon (1999)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh
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3.5/5
"Jim Carrey, as Kaufman's doppelganger, is haunting and devastatingly accurate."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

2.5/4
"No question, this is the finest performance of his career; the movie itself, alas, is hardly an achievement."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

"We never really know what makes Kaufman tick in Man on the Moon, but it never seems to matter -- the road traveled is a sad, funny, and remarkable one, made all the more remarkable by Carrey's unnervingly accurate portrayal."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  David N. Butterworth

B-
"An alluring biopic about the provocative comedian Andy Kaufman that couldn't go futher than to provide an entertaining look at the entertainer."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

2.5/4
"Nowhere near perfect, and in the confines of staying true to Andy's life, it probably could never be."  DustinPutman.com  Dustin Putman

A-
"Stumbles awkwardly in some minor areas, but still manages to convey in fascinating terms the oddness of Andy Kaufman's life."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

C
"This is less of a biography than it is a series of reenactments."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

"Presents the life of a madcap trickster who desperately wanted to be the biggest star in the world."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3.5/4
"The crowning performance of Jim Carrey's career."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/4
"Both wildly entertaining and strangely moving."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

1/5
"Andy Kaufman biopic is hollow, even with Jim Carrey's chameleonlike performance."  Netflix  James Rocchi

"If you have a passing interest and/or any fond memories of Kaufman, you may want to see the film simply for a trip down memory lane and a tremendous performance from Carrey that may earn him some award nominations."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

5/10
"On the big screen, it really isn't worth it, unless you truly like the Jim Carrey, who should definitely get an Oscar nod for his performance, or just want to see Andy's performances all over again."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

2.5/4
"Ends up asking more questions than it answers."  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

3.5/4
"Jim Carrey se ha empeñado en mostrarle al mundo que sabe actuar y lo está logrando"  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

4/4
"Carrey's portrayal is dead-on, with all the little mannerisms and voice inflections."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

7/10
"Milos Forman's film is a series of incredible simulations that never quite cohere into a movie."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

2/4
"Man on the Moon is one of those films where you walk out of the auditorium completely flummoxed as to why you feel so empty."  TheMovieReport.com  Michael Dequina

4/5
"A fascinating, deeply entertaining film about a man who was impossible to define."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

5/5
"A teeming, fast-paced spin through a particularly strange show-biz life."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

9/10
"Carrey is brilliant in the role, dissolving without a trace into his character. Maybe this will get him that academy award for best actor which eluded him last year for some reason."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

6/10
"Entertaining on the surface, but I didn't learn all that much."  eFilmCritic.com  Scott Weinberg

6/10
"Who was this Andy Kaufman -- and why did he love to provoke people? That's never answered in this uneven, two-hour compilation of comedy shtick."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger

9/10
Read review  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

Read review  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford
OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh
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