Are there big, hotly anticipated, major movies coming out this fall? The long-gestating sequel to Avatar? Black Adam? Sure. But none of them have the sheer magic of Weird: The Al Yankovic story, which stars Daniel Radcliffe as Al himself. From getting busted for going to a polka party to writing hit satires to making out with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood), Al does it all. Often with his shirt off.
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Is this biopic strictly accurate? What do you think? Here’s the summary:
The biopic holds nothing back, exploring 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: The Al Yankovic Story takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.
I’m genuinely not sure who’s having the most fun here: Radcliffe, ranging from super-earnest to pretend-debaucherous, or Wood, getting a break from all the seriousness on Westworld and absolutely killing it in the process. The cast is great across the board, but I have a special fondness for Dickinson‘s Toby Huss, here playing Al’s dad; some among you will, as I do, always think of him as Artie, the Strongest Man in the World from The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
Weird: The Al Yankovic story was written by the man himself, Al Yankovic, along with director Eric Appel (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). It premieres on the Roku Channel on November 4th.
