Review of Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) by Gamelore — 13 Jun 2022
Immersive mania simulator.
I had to roll the windows all the way down on the drive home to feel the wind on my face in order to recover from the torture of this movie. I supported my strained forehead with my hand during most of the movie, and nearly walked out several times. I couldn't wait for it to end, and was disappointed at the fake ending.
Out of context (what context?) the majority of the movie looks and sounds very good, if not epic, but, taken together, it is incoherent and dangerous for human consumption. This is contemporary art house cinema, dissonant and chaotic. Acting, editing, audio mixing, and photography were all very good.
I laughed at exactly one scene, and in another scene, a line about what could have been in past lives brought me to tears. By the last quarter of the film, the language of the movie had been established, allowing for mild enjoyment and resolution to some degree, but nothing about how or why this movie was made redeems its terrible watchability.
This review of Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) was written by Gamelore on 13 Jun 2022.
Everything Everywhere All at Once has generally received very positive reviews.
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