Title: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Year: 2022
Director: Kwan & Scheinert
Country: US
Language: English/Mandarin
Going head to head with Disney's Multiverse of Madness, A24's Everything Everywhere All At Once is doing incredibly well for itself in the box office, It shattered the studio's previous box office giant Uncut Gems and, in one weekend, doubled its budget in profit. It will definitely be an awards contender during the 2023 Oscars.
In this, an aging Chinese immigrant (Michelle Yeoh) is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) meets Jackie Chan, Everything Everywhere All At Once is an absurd yet touching film that plays around with genres in an imaginative mind-bending way. The cinematography is remarkable in the way it evokes an abundance of time periods, settings, and film references. For instance, in once Universe the atmosphere evokes a touch of Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love.
The special effects were helmed by a team of only 5 people! The editing, which is also impressive, was made on Premiere Pro. There are a lot of fight scenes in this film and the choreography excels in making each encounter look exciting. The fighting often looks like a throwback to Jackie Chan's early Hong Kong films.
Everything Everywhere All At Once is not perfect however. The relentless quick pacing gives the story very little breathing room. Running at 139 minutes, the picture also feels about 20 minutes too long & big speeches near the end seem redundant as we already have a grasp on the film's themes and message by that point.
Despite an abundance of multiverse material in mainstream pop culture, none use the concept in such an absurd thoughtful, heartfelt way. This film, and the studio A24, should be cherished for being so imaginative.
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