JASON EVANS' 100-WORD REVIEWS: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Strange but sensational

Film Critic Jason Evans is on a mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes to give your daughter a hug. His reviews are exactly 100 words (not 99, not 101). This is his 100 word review of Everything Everywhere All At Once.

The Premise – Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) runs a laundromat with her well-intentioned but bungling husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan, The Goonies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom). There’s plenty of tension in their household because of Evelyn’s troubled relationship with their daughter, Joy (Stephanie Hsu, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel). One day, while enduring a difficult audit with a strict IRS agent (Jamie Lee Curtis), Evelyn is visited by a version of Waymond from another universe. He explains that Evelyn can tap into the powers and abilities of other versions of herself, versions where she made different choices that took her life in very different directions (including one version where she is a martial arts master). He needs her to be the best Evelyn possible if they are to stop the Jobu Tupaki, a multi-dimensional traveler bent on destroying all the universes. The film is written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as “Daniels”, who previously made “Swiss Army Man.”  

The 100-words – Hyper and hysterical, crazy and clever, wacky and wonderful, this film is an oddball delight. The Daniels choose over-the-top insanity 100% of the time and it almost always works. The few times it doesn’t are easily forgiven as we soon move onto another brilliant twist in the story. What sets this film apart is the humanity and powerful performances at its core. There are lessons about hope, love, family, and choosing the right path that resonate through all the chaos at play. The multiversal madness may not be for everyone, but most viewers will adore their journey with this film.  

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