Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
This is one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen...and it may not be for everyone. The concept of a multi-verse with infinite versions of ourselves is not exactly new in sci fi, but man I've not seen the idea handled in quite the crazy, bizarre, way this movie does. There are tons of WTF moments that almost feel like you're on some kind of drug trip. There are moments too that are just utterly ridiculous and feel intentionally so. In fact, the movie actively makes fun of itself at times. A few moments I found kind of fucked up and disturbing, but I don't think everyone necessarily will have the same reaction to them that I did. Honestly, this is sort of like an Asian martial arts movie, mixed with a big budget sci fi movie, mixed with weird art house film.
I'll say this, the movie never gets boring, but like I said it is weird. The person I was watching it with, after I could feel them being annoyed for several minutes, finally said, "This movie is crazy!" and got up and left the room LOL. So take that for what it's worth.
It's compelling sci fi with good performances, a good story (though it can feel a bit confusing at times with all the sci fi mumbo/jumbo going on and you really need to pay attention), a fair amount of comedy that usually hits the mark, and action scenes that are pretty great, but also bat shit insane. There's a lot of interesting philosophical and spiritual themes and symbolism here mixed in with all the sci fi craziness and how people will feel about them is subjective. It is a movie with some heart and it attempts to have a positive message too...though one delivered in the strangest way.
This is one of those movies I don't know if I like, but I certainly don't dislike it either. It's definitely bold, different, shocking, and interesting. It certainly is quite different from a lot of other movies I've seen with Michelle Yeoh, though there is a fair amount of martial arts action that you would expect from a movie featuring her, but like I said the fights can go in some...interesting directions. There are some of the usual multiverse, sci fi tropes, but my god does the movie take them in weird yet interesting directions. The reaction to it from many different circles has been pretty positive, so I'd say it's worth checking out just based on the buzz it's generated. Sometimes art exists to get you thinking about stuff, I'd say this movie falls into that category, while also being pretty engaging and entertaining and also just downright weird and fucked up as well
Oh, and without getting too spoilery, one aspect of the story kind of reminds me of the animated DC movie Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. If you have seen it and you recall the main villain's reasoning and logic behind his actions, you'll see that echo-ed in this movie as well