Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

"One of those rare but precious comedies that works because of how faithfully it commits to the bit."

"Equally egoless and entertaining."

"Laboriously unfunny and pointless..."

"Daniel Radcliffe is fully liberated and hugely entertaining as Yankovic..."

"Relentlessly ridiculous in the same way those Weird Al parodies were... perfectly wrong yet so right."

"Equal parts clever and tiresome."

"Radcliffe is winningly guileless in his performance..."

"Cheerfully slapdash..."

"Phony life events, starry cameos and occasional comic gems aren’t enough to sustain a whole movie."

"Weird is an origin story, an action movie, a slapstick comedy, and a music business parody. And somehow... a sincerely heartwarming tale."

"Yankovic diehards will likely enjoy this movie.."

"(Weird) parodies the biopic with strange results."

"Weird doesn’t feel like a parody; it feels like an impostor."

"The film’s playful parody of the genre is delightfully in tune with the legendary musician’s own work."

"Weird certainly has fun heightening and abstracting the details of Yankovic’s rise to fame, but it’s great that Appel and Yankovic initially stick to the broad strokes of the story."

"If it does feel a little too familiar to the original two-and-a-half minute video... it’s still a surprisingly, sustainably hilarious watch."

"Ultimately, in all its gleefully self-deprecating fabrications and unbridled chaos, Weird is exactly the kind of biopic fans would desire from (Yankovic)..."

"As funny as the script is, it wouldn't be nearly as successful without Radcliffe, who gives the role his all."

"Though it’s a tiny bit flabby in its second half, the movie knows how to race offstage when it’s ready, offering a genuine twist or two as it goes."

"An alternative-facts fever dream so bent on the certifiably ridiculous that it circles back around somehow to sweetness."

"The further Weird: The Al Yankovic Story moves away from the biopic parody, the more it falters."