Comedian Andy Kaufman was probably best known as Latka on TV's Taxi. Outside of that he was mostly known as an eccentric jokester, infamous for keeping audiences guessing what was real and what was an act. In this new bio-pic from Milos Foreman (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Amadeus, and People Vs. Larry Flynt), Jim Carrey gives the performance of his career as Kaufman. Carrey seems to undergo a complete transformation as not only the sweet and unpredictable Kaufman but as Kaufman's crazy alter egos as well.

Foreman and screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karazewski do a good job keeping the pace brisk and keeping the audience testing the bounds of reality. Is this a joke or is this real? That is the constant question the film-makers ask. At the same time, this film manages to humanize Kaufman and show that maybe he wasn't always crazy--there really was a human being behind all that crazy energy. Carrey perfectly embodies Kaufman's personae and you will, no doubt, forget you are watching the same man that played Ace Ventura (thankfully).

Danny DeVito plays Kaufman's manager although many remember that he also played Louie on Taxi. He does a very good job, as does Paul Giamatti as Kaufman's partner Bob Zmuda.

In his time, Kaufman was not really regarded as a master of his craft. However, through the years and with Man on the Moon, many will see Kaufman for what he really was--a comic genius. Man on the Moon is a zany farce about a true visionary. It's a film that perfectly captures his wild spirit. In fact, if Andy were still alive today, he probably would have made this movie the same way.