Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Through the lens of his stunningly immersive performance as Andy Kaufman, Jim Carrey ponders the meaning of life, reality, identity and career.
17 November 1944, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
18 February 1932, Cáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
6 August 1938, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
9 April 1926, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 May 1946, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
12 April 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
21 April 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
25 March 1947, Pinner, Harrow, Middlesex [now London], England, UK
1949, USA
November 19, 2017
It's a testament to Carrey's still-polarizing stardom that this film gains its manic mileage.
November 17, 2017
Smart, appalling and illuminating.
November 17, 2017
Jim & Andy works best as a reminder of the skill level and commitment of its two title performers.
November 16, 2017
It's here to burnish one performer's legend while laying the foundations of another's. But there's still lots of fun to be had in its twisting, telescoping hall of mirrors.
November 16, 2017
It's not quite good, and in some ways the film's point is rather loathsome, but it's also an enthralling look at the artistic process - and, maybe accidentally, a bleak vision of the power and privilege of celebrity.
November 17, 2017
... thanks to "Jim & Andy," viewers will come away not just with greater insight about them, but also the pitfalls that potentially face those who beat the odds by turning an open-mic night into a thriving career.
November 16, 2017
Jim & Andy makes the persuasive argument that Carrey's commitment to the role allowed everyone else in the production to understand and appreciate Kaufman better than they might have otherwise.
November 17, 2017
Kaufman was a button-pusher, he sought to get a rise out of people and questioned where performance ended and real life began. "Jim & Andy" carries on that spirit. Kaufman would be proud.
November 18, 2017
It could easily turn into a self-aggrandizing fest with Carrey explaining how brillant he is (and he IS); instead, it offers illuminating and humble insights about him and his performance. [Full review in Portuguese.]
November 16, 2017
Whether you think you're watching a genius discuss his greatest performance or an obnoxious actor indulging in and subsequently justifying his most pretentious, selfish instincts...either way, it's fascinating.
November 17, 2017
Smith weaves footage of Kaufman's emergence onto the comedy scene with Carrey's, and suggests that both performers drew from a similar (if not the exact same) well of pain.
November 17, 2017
Hidden away for twenty years to protect Carrey, the footage is a fascinating master class in performance, the kind of thing that might not fly today in light of revelations of harassment.
