Title- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Year: 2022
Director: Eric Appel
Country: US
Language: English
Co-written by Weird Al himself, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story delivers on its premise of being very weird indeed. Lately musical bio-pics have become incredibly trendy in Hollywood, 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody was a great critical and commercial success, and this film seeks to deconstruct those films by satirizing the hell out of them. It's humour is on the level of the cult classic This is Spinal Tap (1994).
The film 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.
Weird is an absurd comedy that takes you on an unexpected ride and keeps you on your toes throughout the run-time. Even though you know it's a comedy, some scenes will have you in awe, "that didn't happen in real life!" It's stupid, I'll admit, but a joyful stupid that speaks to the creative spirit in us.
The actors do a great job at playing their roles as straight as possible. The actors give outrageous lines, like "Give up your hopes and dreams." & "Were you playing the accordion in the closet!?' with the upmost sincerity, which adds to the comedy. I like that the movie doesn't break the fourth wall or wink at its audience. We are smart enough to "get" what is going on.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is an enjoyable movie that left me in a great mood after watching it. It's hard to reveal much of the plot without spoiling any hilarious moments. I expected this film to be good and it went above my expectations.
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