'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' is very in much in tune with the dorky-and-proud aesthetic that has made its subject an unlikely household name. Read the full review:
. The accordion-wielding musician who somehow became an icon of the 1980s and 90s with his moronic parody versions of popular songs is largely impervious to criticism. He’s annoying, you say?, would be the appropriate response. And after decades of delighting fans there are few performers more deserving of a career-topping victory lap.is a light and amusing romp very in much in tune with the dorky-and-proud aesthetic that has made its subject an unlikely household name.
Co-written and co-produced by Yankovic himself the low-budget faux-biopic has two tremendous aces up its sleeve. Firstly, it has zero interest in telling you theAl Yankovic story; any honest-to-polka facts about the parodist’s life that made it into the movie seem to be purely coincidental.
appearance, but he commands your attention as the driven song parodist who becomes a multi-platinum-selling artist with the ego and platinum jewelry to match. Many of the story beats follow typical musical biopics so there’s an added level of parody here. Alas, one can not help but comparetells the truth. “My Bologna,” Yankovic’s parody of The Knack’s “My Sharona” was, indeed, recorded in a bathroom for its good acoustics.
It’s also perfectly “Weird Al” that this movie should be released by The Roku Channel, current home to all thewere only available on 8-track—but this is apparently not the case. A publicist has assured me that one need not have a Roku device to watch the movie, all you need to do is go to their website. You don’t even have to set up an account if you don’t want to.
To be honest, that’s a shame. You should need a special talisman of sorts, like a decoder ring, or knowledge of the secrets from afold-in, to gain access. Like the young Alfie Yankovic secretly tuning in to Dr. Demento on his transistor radio, the idea of misfit moths working a little extra-hard to find this weird flame is the effort that’s missing in a lot of comedy these days. And it’s what drove “Weird Al” to become the … whatever the heck it is that he eventually became.
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