Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once, directed by Daniels, tells the tale of Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh), a struggling laundromat owner struggling with keeping the business afloat while navigating through strained relationships with her bumbling husband Waymond (Key Huy Quan), her imposing father Gong Gong (James Hong), and her estranged daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu). As Evelyn gets a notice to pay her bills or lose the laundromat from her IRS agent (Jamie Lee Curtis), Waymond’s mind and body is suddenly taken controlled by an alternate version of Waymond from another timeline. This Waymond informs Evelyn of an EVIL entity seeking to rip apart the Multiverse in its entirety. It’s up to Evelyn to channel the many lives of her alternate selves and save the Multiverse before its too late.

This is the latest film from Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels. The duo also made 2016’s Swiss Army Man, which was a interesting and fun film, as well as arguably the greatest music video to ever exist in the eyes of man. The two are at it again, this time with the backing of the Russo Brothers who are acting producers for their newest outing, and man oh man what a special movie this is.

Simply put, Everything Everywhere All at Once is a fantastic film that needs to be seen by everyone, everywhere, all at once.

The Daniels really outdid themselves with this film; this is one of the most creative and unique films I’ve seen in a long time. The creative decisions in this film were on par with the Daniels’ previous works; there are a lot of wacky moments throughout the film that will get a reaction out of you one way or another and leave a lasting impression. The film’s story takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions and the screenplay is all kinds of funny and all kinds of heartfelt.

Michelle Yeoh gives a fantastic performance in the film, being able to showoff a range of emotions thanks to having a literal Multiverse to work with. Stephanie Hsu was another standout in the film as she steals every scene she’s in. Key Huy Quan was really likable and memorable, James Hong was great as well, and Jamie Lee Curtis was so much fun to watch here. The editing was fantastic, the action sequences were creative and fun, the cinematography was ingenious, this was such a fantastic meaningful experience I can’t stress this enough.

Overall this film is a very early frontrunner for the best film of 2022. This film coming out this early in the year gives me hope that 2022 would be an amazing year for film. As of this review the film is starting to get a wider release with every weekend so whenever this is playing near you please do yourself a favor and check it out for yourself. We don’t get a lot of films like this anymore and the more people support more of these passion projects by speaking with their wallets the more films like this will get made. There is something in this film for everyone so please check this film out and see for yourself.

Final Verdict: 10/10