The problem with WEIRDTheAlYankovicStory is that it’s just … not that weird. BilgeEbiri writes
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What then proceeds is a completely fanciful mock biopic in which we see young Al Yankovic wounded by his working-stiff father’s refusal to let him follow his dream of making up fake lyrics to existing pop songs. He rebels and learns to play the accordion in secret, becoming the outlaw toast of his town’s wild teenage “polka parties.” He then shoots to megastardom on the strength of his musical parodies, which become more popular than the actual hits themselves.
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