I'll begin with what I appreciated; the fine acting of Michelle Yeoh's and the ability of the writers, directors and crew to manage all that was going on.
What is my problem? Over time movie editing and tone shifting has become quicker. Quick cuts are down to 15 seconds as they are in Everything Everywhere. In addition the tone of the story in Everything Everywhere changes about every 30 seconds from serious family drama to over the top comedy to action scenes.
The problem with mixing in a screw ball comedy into a movie which changes tone every minute is that all the drama parts no longer are important. It is all a joke after all. So, I didn't care about the daughter, the father, or the family. What did it matter when a minute later there would be a fight with inserted sex toys and minute after minute there would be more fights with abrupt character shifts.
The overall tone of the film was of an over the top comedy. Did I laugh? No. Which for a comedy is deadly. I didn't care about the story or the characters. After 2/3 through the movie I asked why I was torturing myself watching this. Then I gave up.
What is my problem? Over time movie editing and tone shifting has become quicker. Quick cuts are down to 15 seconds as they are in Everything Everywhere. In addition the tone of the story in Everything Everywhere changes about every 30 seconds from serious family drama to over the top comedy to action scenes.
The problem with mixing in a screw ball comedy into a movie which changes tone every minute is that all the drama parts no longer are important. It is all a joke after all. So, I didn't care about the daughter, the father, or the family. What did it matter when a minute later there would be a fight with inserted sex toys and minute after minute there would be more fights with abrupt character shifts.
The overall tone of the film was of an over the top comedy. Did I laugh? No. Which for a comedy is deadly. I didn't care about the story or the characters. After 2/3 through the movie I asked why I was torturing myself watching this. Then I gave up.