Review of Crazy Rich Asians (2018) by Nilesh J — 29 Dec 2018

I find Crazy Rich Asians to be very overrated. If this wasn't the first Hollywood movie to have an all Asian cast (and crew) in years, people wouldn't care for it. I appreciate the fact that it is, and respect Warner Bros.

for being the studio to do this. However, I don't think my appreciation for that fact should be reflected in my rating of the quality of this movie. It's a good movie, but nowhere near as good as most people say it is.

Having said that, my greatest takeaway from this movie is the acting. I think the actors and actresses did a fine job. Constance Wu was good in the lead role, and I'm interested in seeing more from her in the future.

Michelle Yeoh was very good, and I wish she had been nominated at the Globes or at SAG. Overall, this is a movie with a very familiar story and good performances. See this if you want, but I probably won't be watching this again.