[Review] Everything Everywhere All At Once (7.5/10)

 

Title - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Production - AGBO, Hotdog Hands, Ley Line Entertainment
Starring - Michelle Yeoh, Quan Ke Huy, Michelle Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Hong, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Andy Le, Tallie Medel
Writer - Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Release - Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert 
Release - 24 March 2022

I can't remember when I have laughed this hard at one sequence in the cinema. There were so much crazy stuff going on in this movie but all in good fun.

This movie went completely off the rails with characters that had hotdog hands (and what they did with them). But there was a really solid plot amidst of all the crazy and everything tied up very nicely in the end with a lot of heart as well.

I loved the character that Michelle Yeoh created because she went almost full blown Malaysian with this role. There were reactionary expressions that we only get in this part of the Asia, and to hear it in an American film was pure glee. 

The Russo Brothers produced this movie through their production company AGBO, and I believe that was why there was this strong use of the term "multiverse" with Marvel-level, nay, better action sequences than Shang-Chi. And it was that level of choreographed action coupled with some bonkers humour that got me laughing till it hurt, because there was this concept of unlocking their powers by doing something completely stupid. 

It was good to finally see Quan Ke Huy on the silver screen again, but I couldn't help wondering if he was the right choice. His acting was commendable but his high-pitched voice was a bit distracting during some big scenes. And I kept thinking how much better the action execution would have been had they cast Jackie Chan instead (but of course he would have been too expensive to hire, but what if...!)

I also didn't think Yeoh was completely comfortable leading the movie but that was very minor. Jamie Lee Curtis, though, was fantastic. As was Michelle Hsu, coming off of the Shang-Chi movie together with Andy Le in another minor role.

I thought some of the multiverse scenario were a bit much and unnecessary, like the two stones; adding into the runtime. But I get how this was probably the easiest way to save cost, rather than shooting with actors in a different world that needed to be digitally created.