Review of Man on the Moon (1999) by Dan S — 08 Aug 2012
If I ever see another movie again, it'll be with "Man on the Moon" in my head. Surrealist-comic Andy Kaufman was a man with enough endogenous free humor to summon an entire audience with a gravitational pull, and towards the end of his life especially his showbiz grins were pulled off as their own creations.
"Man on the Moon" doesn't get to the heart of the man, more again his alternate realities, but it breathtakingly shapes the story of Kaufman to fit a type of American showmanship so post-modern in its ways it'd be hard to believe it would ever become the cultural norm.
Jim Carrey plays up Kaufman with the shared wonder the both of their talents carry. Kaufman's acts, like the past work of Milos Forman, express the belief that if you have good characters the rest will follow.
I'm not sure how to feel now I've watched "Man on the Moon", or if I should moreover be asking myself questions as to what was real and what was fiction. It surely goes beyond this. For now, admire a splendid surface work.
This review of Man on the Moon (1999) was written by Dan S on 08 Aug 2012.
Man on the Moon has generally received positive reviews.
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