Pros: Flawless acting from Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan make this film worth your time as they are the same person, but several different version of the same person and make each one utterly believable. The film mechanics are also brilliant, from the setting and mise-en-scene (aka aesthetics), make-up, costumes and editing, everything is top notch in a film that must have been difficult to piece together.
Cons: I might be in the minority and based on the others in the theater, I certainly am, I found the film confusing (multi-verses normally are) and honestly, it was just too weird for me, though I did like the happy (I guess?) ending, with the family all back together though I'm not too sure how they can be whole after everything their alter egos did in the other worlds.
Recommend: Honestly, probably not
Grade: B+
Side Notes:
-Jamie Lee Curtis earns her first Oscar-nomination for this film as the IRS auditor and while she's memorable in her brief role, Hsu is far better.
-James Hong is great as Evelyn's (Yeoh's) father. Other supporting characters are portrayed by Jenny Slate and Harry Shum, Jr.
-It must be interesting owning a laundromat/drycleaners.
-The animals used in the film are clearly fake and thank goodness for that dog's sake.
-Other than the obviously fake animals, the special effects are superb.
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