I listen to a film podcast The Filmcast (great show) where the hosts actively avoid using the word "pretentious" when describing a film. I generally agree with their view on not using the adjective, since it rarely describes the movie and often short shrifts its content. This time, however, I must say I find it very difficult not to use this word in describing Everything Everywhere All at Once; the title of the movie already begs for the adjective, after all.

I found this movie to be extremely boring and opportunistic, while at the same time it was trying way too hard to be inventive. There is a fake ending at around the half point of the film, which was a cruel joke. After that scene, the film seemed to drag on even worse. The technical directing, on the other hand, was masterful. Unfortunately, beautiful moving images aren't enough to keep me entertained.