It's fitting that a bio-pic of "Weird Al" Yankovic doesn't contain a single authentically biographical moment from his life. "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" isn't out to deliver an honest overview of the subject's life and times, it's a "Funny or Die" co-production, presenting not just an exaggerated take on Yankovic's career, but a complete farce concerning the twists and turns of his existence. It's in the tradition of "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," delivering a parody of bio-pics for the master of song parodies, turning his experiences into an operatic understanding of career determination and the intoxication of ego. "Weird" is often hilarious and always on the prowl for silly business, with director Eric Appel (who co-scripts with Yankovic) really going wild with this examination of one man's quest to win the world over with his accordion and love of wordplay, facing incredible odds against his success and physical threats from Pablo Escobar. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
BRIAN ORNDORF 
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