Review of Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) by Moviemitch96 — 08 Apr 2022

Chinese immigrant Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is falling behind on her taxes and must answer to the IRS until she's suddenly pulled into an alternate universe by an alternate version of her husband (Ke Huy Quan) who tells her that only she can save the multiverse from an alternate evil version of their daughter (Stephanie Hsu).

From there, Evelyn explores and fights her way across multiple universes in search for answers and discovers the importance and value of her family along the way. First off, this film is absolutely bonkers! Nothing could have prepared me for just how wild and off-the-walls insane this one would be! It was almost kind of a sensory overload for me at times to be completely honest.

However, that's not to say that I didn't enjoy myself immensely while watching this, because I absolutely did! There's a little bit of everything in this film to enjoy (hence its title perhaps). From subtle winks and nods to other films, to being an all-out Love letter to Kung Fu cinema, this one offers up so much without ever really slowing down much! The fight scenes are expertly choreographed and unbelievably impressive, and the multiverse story, though it's been explored quite a bit in recent films (*cough* *cough* 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' *cough*), this one still manages to feel fresh and unique enough and brings so much zany and innovative ideas to the table that most will be able to completely overlook this aspect like I did! As for the performances, Michelle Yeoh gets her much overdue starring Hollywood role with this film and shines brilliantly in every single way! She'll have you rooting and crying for her from start to finish! Ke Huy Quan (who's now all grown up from being a Goonie and aiding Dr.