Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

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Ravenswood R This thing is a total mess. Misplaced gags and half baked sketches that cohere into nothing. Very long, could not wait for it to finally end. It a copy of so many other better films. The story arc is lifted from 100 predecessors at least. Parodies of things that have been parodied thousands of times before. Why repeat what has been done better so many times? The "exaggeration as sure fire comedy" technique misses 90% of the time. The only fun part was some amusing characterizations of 80s celebrities. Very few laughs, and where they may be found, they are weak. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Jay W We all know that Weird Al for his multiple platinum records. He could make an audience laugh, sing, look deep inside themselves, but who knew that he could also make an audience cry? "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" is the heartbreaking true story of the man, the myth, the legend, Al Yankovic. It follows the eponymous Al has he rises from rags to riches. The son of a humble factory worker, he was able to find his gift. His father was none too happy with his career choice. But through hard work and determination he was able to rise up and become the most famous accordion player in a very niche genre. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Steve C A parody bio of his life. What do you expect from a movie of Weird Al? Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Ronald H The majority of pop music is inherently stupid, to the point where it begs to be satirized. Weird Al understands this, and he deserves his success. It's only natural that a biopic co-written by him would itself be a parody, and it mostly works. There are innumerable laugh-out-loud moments. But including a fictional love affair with Madonna is a misstep, mainly because there's nothing funny about someone who made a fortune promoting promiscuous sex to pre-teen girls. There's also an unavoidable dichotomy between the two characters: Weird Al has real talent while Madonna is a talentless pop star commodity. On the positive side, Evan Rachel Wood plays her character as the vacuous airhead that she is. Aside from that, the film is exactly what we expect from Weird Al. Three stars for registering pretty high on the laugh meter. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Mark B The worst thing about biopics is not being entirely sure which bits were just made up to make for a more exciting film. Of course, this one's a parody, so it's largely made up. I assumed this would be done for comedy purposes, but it's really just one joke so it ended up feeling a little pointless. Would probably have worked better as an SNL sketch. There was no need to stretch it out for a couple of hours. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Nick R Weird is a way you'd expect form Weird Al himself, and with tons of laughs! It's a great way to parody the traditional and boring biopic films we are used too. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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