Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians is a really nice, feel good movie.  There are great set decorations, locations, music, a very talented cast, and a really heartfelt classic romantic story.  More importantly, what it does is update many of the notions of what it means to be Asian in the world, the perceptions , and the various differences in culture and socioeconomic class that affect it.  Where it fell short, was in rushing the classic happy ending, as I felt there needed to be more time and dialogue between Michelle Yeoh and Rachel Chu's characters, instead of glossing it over just under the guise of a mahjong game.  This also brings up the fact that perhaps, as a simultaneous detractor and merit of the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan's book, that there were other compelling storylines going on that also couldn't be adequately explored.  Though Crazy Rich Asians has a lighter tone, there are obviously many parallels to 1993's The Joy Luck Club, which is sad that we have to reach that far back to compare.  But an all Asian international cast, writer, and  director is certainly what gives this film so much rich variety.