Everything Everywhere All at Once

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As Joy, Hsu runs the gamut from shy adolescent to flamboyant egomaniac—two different sides of the same young woman yearning for parental acceptance and understanding. In one pivotal scene, Waymond implores his wife to be kind, claiming that he fights with empathy instead of weapons. What makes these performances especially impressive is that the film calls for each actor to portray multiple incarnations of their characters, varying in intentions and physical appearance across the multiverse. The meek Waymond undergoes his own transformations into both a heroic leading man and a suave, tuxedoed movie star in a neon-soaked world that nods to the work of legendary filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. It’s only natural that the concept of the multiverse has hit the mainstream. The film stars screen legend Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang, a disillusioned California laundromat owner whose life has begun to stagnate: Her relationship with her daughter, Joy (Stephanie Hsu), is deteriorating, and her mild-mannered husband, Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), is serving her with divorce papers.