Review by stonedfilmclub

Wow - what an absolute landmark of a film. Considering it's the entirely true story about a real life God, who blessed us mere mortals with some of the most revolutionary music that will ever exist, it's only fitting that his film would be known to us all as the greatest ever made. I wept uncontrollably during every scene and from this day until the day I die I shall thank the lord for allowing me to exist at the same time as this film, and at the same time as the great Weird Al Yankovic.

In all seriousness, this is a hilarious and well needed parody of a sub genre which has grown very stale and predictable over the years. There were plenty of memorable moments that made me laugh out loud and the daftness seems to grow exponentially. The recurring jokes of Weird Al's unparalleled greatness and the way the film pokes fun at the many cliches of music biopics never grew old for me. The fact that I was already a Weird Al fan made it all so much more funny and satisfying, but you could easily still enjoy this film if you'd never even heard of him. Daniel Radcliffe is absolutely perfect in the lead role and the supporting cast is also great, jam-packed with cameos and jabs at other famous figures (mainly Madonna, who has a comically large role in the plot despite Weird Al's admittance that he only ever met her once for 45 seconds). I'd highly recommend this and I can't remember the last time a new film made me laugh so much - I can definitely see myself rewatching it many times in the future.