Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Swiss Army Men), A24’s latest offering “Everything Everywhere All At Once” grants its audience a thrilling action-comedy, packed with a heartfelt story that follows Evelyn Wang and her family’s struggle to keep their laundromat running and loved ones together. 

The calm before the storm

Paperwork and laundry pile up like towers inside the Wang family’s home. With divorce papers waiting to be signed and her daughter’s relationship ready to come out to her old father, Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) struggles to keep the family together. However, when another version of her husband from the “Alphaverse” reveals the existence of many multiverses, she finds that someone is out to get her in every single one.

Michelle Yeoh knocks it out of the park with her role as Evelyn, bringing both drama and intense action sequences to justice. Her daughter, Joy Wang (Stephanie Hsu), delivers a stunning performance, becoming a perfect reflection of her mother. Evelyn's husband Waymond Wang (Ke Huy Quan), on the other hand, is almost impossible not to love as the overall heart of the film.

Furthermore, the mind bending fight sequences are not to be overlooked. Majority of the film’s cast, including Yeoh, have degrees of experience in martial arts training. Thus, the action scenes in this movie are tense, oftentime funny, and always entertaining.

When chaos takes rule

Leaning into the “multiverse” aspect, the film is clear with its theme of randomness; almost to the brink of absurdity. Because of this, it doesn’t end up taking itself too seriously, showing the many lives Evelyn could have lived as a cardboard sign spinner, a chef, and even a version with hotdogs for fingers—again, emphasis on the randomness. 

The quality of the special effects of the film is also top notch. This film includes one of the most entertaining sequences in a film一a mash-up of a lot of seamless transitions, lighting effects, and confetti. Though this may all look silly and completely unnecessary, it reveals itself to be a joyride that slowly carries you to the deeper parts of the journey.

Amidst the randomness of the film, it presents itself to have a very philosophical core. Though filled with many messages, one significant theme lies within the rejection of nihilism, and that everything is meaningless. The film shows that, despite how our lives may pan out, no matter how silly and impractical, and as Evelyn says it: “There is always something to love.”

Across all multiverses, the story follows a similar path of events with the same characters just with different lives. It blends the perfect balance of comedy, action, and drama, while celebrating the value of the many lives we fill in and presents it in this masterful story of an eclectic family running a laundromat business.

Make the right decision, channel the multiverse, and watch Everything Everywhere All At Once in a cinema near you before time runs out.