It’s the traditional story of a Chinese immigrant woman at the point of wondering what her life would be like had things not have happened.
Shang-Chi‘s Michelle Yoeh stars in this multidimensional, action packed film that has a slight Marvel fill as the dimensions mesh together flawlessly while Yoeh attempts to “save the world”. However as the story progresses, she finds herself struggling with doing the right thing for the world versus protecting the family. All in all Yoeh truly masters the art of cunning slide at hand which one could also credit the editing team with spliced together scenes with little to know effort. You almost don’t realize the dimension is changing until into the next scene and Yoeh is able to change her character with little effort as if it was natural.
Similarly the young actress playing Yoeh’s “daughter”, Stephanie Hsu who was also in Shang-Chi equally did an exceptional job both through the dimensions as well as with the emotional struggle of a young girl with immigrant parents.
The film also stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis who likewise do an exceptional job of dual characters while keeping the ultimate story on check.
The one thing that truly stands out about this movie is the language aspect as the dialogue was a mix of Chinese, English and even text boxes in some of the more comical roles. All in all the film is definitely one for the books as it has elements that are unique and will make audiences truly engage in the unique story line and action.
Lastly, as typical of the production company A24 which produced the movie, it was broken up into 3 subheadings, which came from the title itself. Each section amplified the story til the final resolve and made audiences unsure what to expect next.
Everything, Everywhere All at Once came out in theaters March 25 and is currently playing in one near you.