Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Reviews

Since I kept hearing some interesting things about this flick and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I already knew that Jim Carrey went very far for his performance in 'Man on the Moon' but I didn't know he went so deep. Eventually, even if he never said so during this documentary, I think it was one of the reasons why he was interested in delivering this documentary, the fact that nobody really knew how much he gave while making the damned thing. To be honest, I did see 'Man on the Moon' in the movie theater when it was released but I never saw it again since then and this documentary really made me want to watch it again. Anyway, what I do remember is that it was a decent but fairly generic biopic with a very strong performance by Carrey but, thanks to this documentary, you discover that, behind the scenes, Carrey never really stopped playing or even being Andy Kaufman. By the way, when was the last time that Jim Carrey showed up in something really worthwhile? Well, with this movie, you learn that behind his goofy act, Carrey apparently also wanted to be a massive method actor like Daniel Day-Lewis or Joaquin Phoenix and it must have been difficult or even impossible to combine this ambition with his image of beloved funny guy. Anyway, pretty much like with 'Man of the Moon', my lack of knowledge and/or interest in Andy Kaufman's work still made it a little bit difficult for me to be amazed by what was displayed but it was still an interesting watch and the damned thing is definitely worth a look.

This movie / documentary was Haunting. I feel so sorry for Jim Carrey. He has such an amazing career and so many accolades. But he clearly suffers from the loss of his father and other things in his life. It is really haunting to see him take on characters and genuinely take on their Persona and have somewhat of an identity trial and tribulation discourse. It was a great documentary especially since Jim Carrey spoke a lot about the things and background footage that nobody has ever seen. Again this was very haunting to watch. I also can't lie I never watch man on the moon. Because back in the day there was so much media about Jim Carrey and his performance on man on the moon.