Crazy Rich Asians

Plot: . [imdb]    [photos] Nick (Henry Golding) has been dating fellow NYU Professor Rachel (Constance Wu) for a year, and he invites her to Singapore meet his Mom Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh), and to go to a wedding. Nick's family turns out to be Crazy Rich. His mother is a bitch and hates her. All the young women are all jealous and hate her too. Rachel's friend Peik Lin (Awkwafina) is a refreshing savior,  and Nick's cool sister Astrid (Gemma Chan) is great when she's around. Nick's gay cousin Oliver (Nico Santos helps with fashion advice. 

Review: I loved it. It's all soapy romance with sitcom humor and a few drops of social satire.

My story is that I downloaded a sample of the novel, and loved the opening scene where Eleanor buys the hotel where the desk manager insulted her. In the book the scene plays longer, and it is so good. Anyway I bought the book so I could read it all before the movie. (The book is not all as great as the opening scene, but 4 stars out of 5.)

Michelle Yeoh's Eleanor is so mean; it is fun to watch.

Even though it is all Asian, the different cliques are universal: the insiders vs. the outsiders; the rich vs almost rich vs poor; the rich daughters vs the gold-diggers; the new money vs. the old money.

Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Nico Santos

Directed by: Jon M Chu

Written by: Peter Chiarrelli and Adele Lim based on the book by Kevin Kwan

The Music: A variety of Chinese language pop music in different styles. 

The Visuals: .There are a number of nice visual gags, and the rich opulence is overwhelming - sort of like Great Gatsby

Rating: 3.5 stars:  I loved it. 

More: Hard to believe the novel was written by a man

Even More: .The movie is as good as the book. The book is pretty long. Between the book and the sequels there is enough for many seasons of TV mini-series.

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