Everything Everywhere All At Once

⭐ 8.0/10

(Originally written by Tim)

Loved to see all the buzz around this movie, and am glad there is a movie getting adults out to the theatres that isn't about super heroes. Except the takeaway here is that husbands are the real super heroes! Just kidding, I have no idea what to make of this movie.

I am not big on the multiverse idea, but its interesting that this one comes along right as Marvel is working that into all their stories. I did like the focus on family, and this movie does the "love transcending all dimensions" idea way better than Interstellar. It is quirky and weird and funny, and if Christopher Nolan directed it there would have been 30 minutes of exposition to explain exactly how moving between realms works. But the mechanics don't matter at all, and I loved that about it. To use another Nolan'ism, in Tenet they say "don't try to understand it, just feel it". That movie promises you something that it never delivers on, and I think that line perfectly summarizes this movie for me.

I don't think the humour really connected with me, although the bit with the raccoon was great. And the trophies. Okay, it was pretty funny, and try as I might to be mature about it the goofiest parts are the ones I remember the best. It had some great Jackie Chan-esque fights early on, and subverted expectations at every turn.

While it won't be my favourite movie of the year, it will be a memorable one, and I have insane respect for the crazy mind of the creators and the level of detail they put in to every scene. As much as I hate fan service, when the Smash Bros KO scream was used I was grinning and felt understood. I can only imagine what other little easter eggs are buried in this movie.