Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

One of the most powerful metaphors of Jim & Andy is that life itself is a kind of performance.

Jim & Andy finds Carrey in an intriguing place, what he calls "a quiet, gentle seat in the universe."

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.

Smart, appalling and illuminating.

... 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.

Jim & Andy works best as a reminder of the skill level and commitment of its two title performers.

...a passel of hilarious (as long as you personally are not on the crew and having to deal with it) and fascinating behavior...

It's almost scary how easily Carrey brings his idol Kaufman back to life.

What's really interesting about the film is watching the actor's thorough process and how he's approached his colorful careers.

Present-day Carrey insists this was beautiful and therapeutic but, since Smith has robbed us of any other points of view, we are left with either taking his word for it or being gobsmacked by the callous goulishness of it all.