Perfectly crafted delightful watch Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan Rating: 4/5 The Daniels’ seco...
Perfectly crafted delightful watch
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan
Rating: 4/5
The Daniels’ second film is the best film a director working in the comedy genre could hope to achieve. The film follows Evelyn Wang as she’s sucked into a war of the multiverses and has to fight in it, while at the same time saving her family and becoming better.
The Daniels (known earlier for ‘Swiss Army
Man’) were always complimented for their excellent direction, which becomes
clear as daylight here. Working with a two-and-a-half-hour runtime and so much
to show, the Daniels perfectly craft a film that is hilarious, heartfelt, and
emotional. The first half is sure to make the audience laugh out loud with its
slapstick and witty comedy, while the second half will make the audience cry or
at least shed a few tears.
Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang is perfect and
realistic. She gets a chance to flaunt her wide range of abilities from martial
arts to comic timing. Despite a terrific performance from Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan
ends up stealing the show, becoming the highlight of the film as Waymond Wang,
who brings laughter and tears with his terrific performance. Jamie Lee Curtis is
great as Deirdre Beaubeirdre ably supported by Stephanie Hsu as Joy Wang/Jobu
Tupaki. The strongest points of this film are the direction and the flawless
screenplay from the Daniels. From the very first shot, the film has an
energetic feel, with most of the shots never static. The cinematography is both
inventive as it is basic, and contributes a great deal to the feel of the film,
utilizing some of the best lightings in cinematic history. The visual effects
are mind-blowing and it’s really surprising that just five people were behind the
VFX. The action set pieces are another highlight.
The film is a philosophical one presented
as a comedy. The themes of existentialism, absurdism, and nihilism are
presented very well, with a few of the philosophical scenes being the highlight
of the film.
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is one
of the best films to have come out in the last five years and deserves to be
seen on the big screen.
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