“Crazy Rich Asians” is a delightful film directed by Jon M. Chu with
a screenplay co-written by Adele Kim and Pete Chiarelli based on the
novel by Kevin Kwan. This is the first all Asian film since ‘The Joy
Luck Club” which was shown some 25 years ago. Hopefully, it will not be
the last. This a universally appealing piece of film making where, by
chance, the participants are of Asian descent but all of us, Asian and
non –Asian alike, can identify with the problems, circumstances
and situations that befall the main characters in the film. True, it
has a formula-style boy/girl/family plot but, because of the fine
acting, editing and directing, the audience is able to just sit back with ease and enjoy how the story unfolds. Also, for those who have never been to or seen Singapore, the film offers an opportunity to view
this exotic place that, in some instances, makes Dubai look like a
shanty town. I give the film 3 stars and offer it as a very pleasant way
to spend 2 hours watching characters engaged in a fun-filled romantic tale.
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