Oscar megabuzz made me find out what the fuss is all about. Free on prime at the moment, so let's go.

Self styled zany/wacky directing duo the "Daniels" ... present an unusual take on female midlife crisis.

The title character, raised in Asia but living in America, is coming to terms with a stressful time in her life. Her business under investigation by tax officials, a failing relationship with her husband, and having to accept her daughter's homosexuality. This plays out in the movie as a kind of anxiety fuelled fever dream, where you guessed it, "everything all at once" occurs.

We are then inundated with scene after scene of chaotic imagery, not unlike a vivid lucid dream we all have experienced at some point. Yeoh's everywoman character is somehow on a mission to defeat the "bad guy" through travelling multiverses, aka a metaphor for anxiety (infinite what if? Scenarios). It seems to follow a similar theme to the original Matrix, with value added bizarreness and sassy/crude attempts at humour, which makes me think intent might have been a kind of spoof of this trope.

And my review ends here. Have to admit, I didn't make it to the end, a particular plug-based sex toy scene was just too much to spend another hour of my life on it. Not for me, thanks.

Tl;Dr: Tick the boxes: Middle aged female leads Asian-american average family life Gay daughter Sci fi fantasy elements Is it unique? Absolutely Is it original? Kind of Is it entertaining? Maybe to some, polarising

Is it Oscar worthy?

Absolutely not for any of the main awards and would make a mockery of the academy if they were to give it any. Watch a past winner after this and you too should come to the same conclusion.