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- 2022
- TV-14
- 1 h 48 m
- 2022
- TV-14
- 1 h 48 m
Summary Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
Directed By: Eric Appel
Written By: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Eric Appel
- 2022
- TV-14
- 1 h 48 m
- 2022
- TV-14
- 1 h 48 m
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
70
7.2
Summary Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
Directed By: Eric Appel
Written By: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Eric Appel
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 Critic Reviews
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76% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
24% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 Critic Reviews
70
76% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
24% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Weird is an unapologetically ridiculous and over-the-top romp that’s sold by people who are completely, sincerely, and unfailingly committed to the bit on every level. It’s not particularly groundbreaking or subversive, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s smart (or so silly it’s smart), expertly executed, and genuinely funny.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a platform for comedy as a burlesque of drama, with enough winks, pop references and silliness to keep the premise going. Funny stuff.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 70 User Ratings
7.2
66% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
26% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 70 User Ratings
7.2
66% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
26% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
“Weird,” it turns out, isn’t a real biopic. It’s a movie that does to the biopic form what Weird Al did to songs like “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Beat It” — imitates it, razzes it, throws mud at it, turns it inside out. And all with supreme affection.
Does it have moments of hilarity? Sure does. Does it run out of steam at times? Hell, yes. Is Appel a workmanlike director who mostly stays out of the way and lets his cast deliver the laughs? Yep, though he does try to get fancy a few times, with mixed results.
It’s not exactly the second coming of Walk Hard, though it’s the best Weird Al movie since UHF [cue laugh track and maybe a Whoppee Cushion sound effect] — and like Al himself, it still hits each beat with an infectiously goofy exuberance.
Yankovic diehards will likely enjoy this movie since — like his parody songs — it takes self-serious pieces of pop culture and changes the words to something silly. Those songs though are usually under four minutes. This picture runs 108.
As for Radcliffe, he doesn’t seem to have a funny bone in his body, but then it’s difficult to tell considering the preponderance of unfunniness in this script.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Pretty silly. I like that it was self aware but the whole thing for the malt part is half truths or didn’t even happen. It can be funny at some times and Daniel does a good job at selling the movie. I liked all the cameos as well. But overall it was a little boring.
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This is not a normal biopic, nor does it seek to be one. Kudos for that.
It's unbelievably goofy but for the sake of humor. It's not trying to be dumb for the sake of it, because believe me, this film could have gone that route without any problem, but it chooses to work under better rules and mostly because its leading man Daniel Radcliffe gives himself completely to the role and keeps everything focused on what this story wants to do and achieves it with astounding ease.
Perhaps ultimately the film will mean nothing, even to his career, but clearly, he continues to prove with work, that his commitment is more than laudable, and his work is the best thing about this film and the main reason to see it for those who have no idea who Weird Al Yankovic is.
Needless to say that if you do know, the movie is a must see.
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A parody of a biopic? Eh, it was funny for about five minutes, and then it just became another movie focusing on 80s nostalgia, of which the film and TV industry has had enough!
At least we got to see some Colombians die!
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Production Company
Funny or Die,
Tango Entertainment (III),
The Roku Channel
Release Date Nov 4, 2022
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating TV-14
Tagline The world belongs to the weird.
Awards
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 11 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 8 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
