Reviews

That is not a mis-quote. I hated this movie. I hated every character in the film. This movie is an affront to modern civilization. Gee, good looking white guys trying to live like the rat pack. Give me a break. This movie reeks.

Before I say anything about the movie I want to state I liked it very much. I have a couple of minor complaints but over all it was a great film. First, Jim Carey had better get nominated for his performance. He was brilliant. He captured Andy and it was almost like watching Andy on screen. I defy anyone blindfolded to tell the difference between Andy's foreign man and Jim's. The academy snubbed him for The Truman Show so anything is possible. They may have a hard time getting over the Ace Ventura movies. (Which are very funny) All I can say about that is Jack Nicholson was in the original Little Shop of Horrors, and Tom Hanks starred in Bachelor Party. I have been a fan of Paul Giamanti for a while and he had Zmuda down. This guy has replaced the late J.T. Walsh as my favorite character actor. I felt Danny De Vito came across very well. You could feel how much George Shapiro loved Andy and fought for him. Not many agents would have been able to withstand the Kaufman antics. The beginning of the movie was pure Kaufman. Jim had me right there. Now for my complaints. I know it is a 2-hour movie and you only have a certain amount of time to tell the story. The facts and timeline of this film are all off. Andy did not meet Lynne until 1983. He filmed his Carnegie Hall show in 1979. He meet Lynne on the film My Breakfast with Blassie. None of the Taxi stars attended Andy's funeral. It really glossed over Andy's rise to stardom in his early years. But, I can forgive these things as simply minor and only a Kaufman freak like myself would even care. Milos Forman does a great job making the audience see Andy and appreciate him. He was the master prankster and was willing to do anything for the sake of entertainment. Whether it was his own or the audiences. Sometimes the audience did not get him, and now I hope that we can appreciate where Andy was coming from. At the end of that movie I had even more respect for Andy, which is no small task considering I considered him a genius even before I plunked down my $7.50. Andy was indeed a genius, and as most he was misunderstood when he was alive. Like, Van Gough, one can only hope that he will finally get the recognition he so richly deserves

If you get a chance to rent this and are into weird B movies, rent it. Some real weird things including a great song "A fish out of water Mondo New York," A comic in Central Park, a sex dungeon where 2 women get it on with a handicap man. A real tasteless movie.

The more I watch this movie the more I enjoy it. That is a statement that can be made for almost all of the Cohen brother's films. John Goodman gives his best performance ever. The over the top performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman was right on and overlooked. This guy always steals the scene no matter what movie he's in. (Except Twister which no one could have saved.) When I first heard Jeff Bridges was doing a Cohen brothers film I was kind of surprised but he did a good and convincing job as the Dude. A give this film a 9. By the way I got in an argument with my friend over the Cohens. Here is how I rank their films.

1. Miller's Crossing 2. Fargo 3. Raising Arizona 4. Blood Simple 5. Big Lebowski 6. Barton Fink 7. Hudsucker Proxy

My friend ranks Hudsucker higher. I love the Cohen brothers but this was a disappointment.

Pure genius. I can't recommend this film enough. Rent this movie and start laughing. A film about 2 serial killers that fall in love. The soundtrack was done on a Casio and the acting is amateur. This is what B movies are all about.

One of the funniest movies of all time. I first saw this movie about 15 years ago on a recommendation by my Dad. I found a video store which had it and laughed my head off. This is a movie you can rent today and still laugh at. George Seagul is great along with Ruth Gordon. Rent this if you get a chance.