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| NZone |
"Carrey’s performance is electrifying, capturing not only Andy’s physical appearance but his spirit as well." more... |
| Baltimore Sun: A shooting star |
"...Jim Carrey is brilliant in a role he was meant to play: the funny, sad, strange and subversive comedic genius of Andy Kaufman." more... |
| CBC Infoculutre: Flawed and funny, much like Andy Kaufman himself |
"Carrey obviously cares enough about Kaufman to completely melt into the character very effectively." more... |
| Channel 2000: Carrey Shines, 'Man On The Moon' Doesn't |
"...one of those films that will likely leave you confused about how you really feel about it. The funny thing is, Kaufman probably would have wanted it that way." more... |
| culturevulture.net |
"...fails miserably on every level." more... |
| Eyepiece |
"...one of those films where you walk out of the auditorium completely flummoxed as to why you feel so empty." more... |
| Harvey's Movie Reviews |
"In the hands of director Milos Forman and scriptwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, what should have been an inspirational story of a truly creative personality has become an exhausting and depressing statement that everything in life is illusory and all that matters is one's perspective." more... |
| James Berardinelli |
(3.5 out of 4 stars) "The forcefulness with which the film conveys Kaufman's character is as much a function of Carrey's portrayal as it is of the script from which he is working." more... |
| JoBlo's Movie Emporium |
(rating: 6 out of 10 points) "This film wasn't really all that funny, wasn't really all that interesting and wasn't really all that dramatic." more... |
| Moviebodega |
(rating: B-) "'Man On the Moon' is missing its main ingredient, the glue that held [everything] together: Kaufman himself." more... |
| NY Rock: Schizophrenia Can Be Fun |
"...Carrey gives an astounding performance." more... |
| Orlando Weekly: Successful lift-off for comic's craft |
(4 out of 5 stars) "The soul of an absurdist movie threatens to break out of the body of an otherwise conventionally told tale..." more... |
| PopMatters |
"...Carrey gives us a Kaufman who is an inveterate and often habitual saboteur." more... |
| Radio Free Entertainment |
"An excellent performance by Jim Carrey that, unfortunately, makes Andy Kaufman too sympathetic a character via Hollywood formula." more... |
| Salon |
"Milos Forman's distressingly disjointed biopic...doesn't attempt to explain Andy Kaufman, which is one good thing about it." more... |
| Seattle Times: Carrey's performance and Andy Kaufman's memory carry 'Man on the Moon' |
"Fortunately, the movie has Jim Carrey for most of its two-hour running time, and his impersonation of Kaufman carries it over its rougher spots." more... |
| Spliced Online: Channeling Andy |
"Seeing the biopic 'Man On the Moon' is like being at a seance in a comedy club." more... |
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