I honestly knew very little about this film prior to requesting it for review. I heard positive things about it and given that Michelle Yeoh was cast in the lead, I had to see what the fervor was about. So, I cued it up and let Everything Everywhere All at Once wash over me. First off, this is a mind bending, intelligently crafted sci-fi action comedy with a formulaic yet, refreshing narrative approach that boldly explores themes surrounding family, metaphysics and how we as human beings can sometimes take life for granted. While that all sounds very deep, the film takes a simple path toward striking its chords, relying on a group of easily definable people, each with characteristics that associate them within the story’s framework. screenplay by co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the pair also responsible for the similarly bizarre if also completely different Swiss Army Man, things remain at least relatively clear Everything Everywhere All At Once is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films and A24 with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in a looks. There's some somewhat soft focus "movie star" material featuring Evelyn as a marquee item that is kind of diffusely lit and almost effulgently Audio Commentary– Writers/Directors Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (aka “The Daniels”) give us everything we wanted or needed to know about the film, its inspiration and etymology. They’re razor sharp with their comments and this is must listen for any true fan of the film.

The same is true when comparing the video's dynamic range. Exterior sequences offer the slightest hint of added punch which gives the image appreciable visual pop. Like the Blu-ray rendering, the darkened highlights in low-lit environs, can be hit or miss but it most respects, have appreciable dimension and resolvable detail. Fleshtones are reproduced beautifully, with a natural and pleasing tonality. Viewing Everything Everywhere in Ultra HD didn’t make for an especially compelling viewing experience, however, I found it to be a complimentary improvement over the 1080p Blu-ray presentation. Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All At Once – Not to be outdone, this 40 minute segment has its own “hidden” secrets as we learn even more about the film from The Daniels as well as members of the cast and crew. alternate universes to a completely befuddled Evelyn. That results in one of the first comedic showstoppers of the film, where the fractious if banal The everything bagel threatens the multiverse on Ultra HD with an awesomely beautiful and often mesmerizing HEVC H.265 encode. Shot on the Arri Alexa digital cameras capable of up to 3.4K resolution and mastered to a 4K digital intermediate, the native 4K transfer comes with excellent definition and clarity, exposing every nook and cranny of the Wang home and the laundromat. Fine lines and details are sharp and distinct, from the stitching and threading of the costumes to the individual objects of the IRS offices, but some of the digital effects and the fast-paced action are not always as discrete, which may have to do with the filmmaker's visual aesthetic. Deleted Scenes– We get nearly 15 minutes’ worth of deleted scenes with some optional commentary by The Daniels. Given the 2+ hour running time, these were wisely cut.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once was derived from a mix of 2.8K/3.4K digital sources and finished on a 4K DI for its presentation on Ultra HD Blu-ray. Now, having said all of that, Everything Everywhere All at Once is chaotic and most assuredly takes the road less traveled which could prove frustrating. The performances by Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, and Ke Huy Kwan, lead the way but, honestly, I enjoyed all of the performances by the cast with each given time to add a defining element to the proceedings. The humor and action are wonderfully integrated, complimenting and thematic elements with aplomb.understand the visceral reactions Everything Everywhere All At Once seems to have engendered, for while the film's "the Daniels" (more but as Everything Everywhere All At Once makes abundantly clear, even some supposed "trivialities" from day to day living can assume looming audit being undertaken, headed by nemesis IRS agent Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Jamie Lee Curtis). real showcase for a wonderful comic performance from Jamie Lee Curtis, which I personally won't be surprised to see celebrated with a Best film provides a perhaps career defining (in more ways than one) role (or, maybe more accurately, roles) for Michelle Yeoh, but it also offers a