Evelyn Wang is always harried, juggling her laundry business, neglected husband, lesbian daughter, and conservative Chinese father while being audited by the IRS; then, a man from an alternate universe possesses her husband and tells her the fate of the multiverse lies in her hands. What follows is a nonstop blend of action, comedy, philosophy, pathos, and endless imagination as Evelyn jumps from universe to universe, finding different versions of herself (and of reality).
* The script necessitates that almost everyone in it has to play multiple roles.
* James Hong is 93 and still going strong after 450 movie roles.
* Jamie Lee Curtis was unrecognizable to me.
* The branching universes plotline reminded me of the cult film MR. NOBODY, raised to the nth power.
* Kung fu was decent but obviously aided by editing and camera effects.
* Hot dog finger universe seems to be the audience's most popular parallel universe.
* As the end credits started, a young person in the audience said, "bizarre is the only word that describes that."
* One of my only complaints is that the messaging gets a little sappy at the end. I guess after all the excitement they earned the right.
Currently 8.9 on IMDB (that will come down, but it's still incredible) and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I'm giving it 4.5/5 and reserving the right to raise it to 5/5 later. Best movie of the year so far. You've probably seen the trailer but here it is again just in case:
https://youtu.be/wxN1T1uxQ2g
