["Crazy Rich Asians"] balances sharp cultural commentary and astonishingly fresh direction with the kind of classic, escapist tone that a lot of filmmakers seem to have forgotten how to use in their recent stabs at romance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 9, 2024

Crazy Rich Asians is a crowd-pleaser with a spark of resonance.

| Dec 13, 2023

Wu’s magnetic performance pulls you toward Rachel’s side; you want her to stand up for herself, you want her to choose what’s best for her, even if it’s not the easy thing, which is what truly makes this movie unforgettable.

| Oct 23, 2023

Glitzy lifestyles are part of its fun, but its truest wealth is the good-hearted spirit that underpins its mix of comedy and soap opera.

| Jan 31, 2023

Crazy Rich Asians is a romantic comedy about the lifestyles of the incredibly wealthy and feature mostly East Asians and...South-East Asians. Watching in the diaspora felt good because you get to see how hard it is for Rachel to navigate and be accepted..

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 21, 2023

The costumes are gorgeous, the scenery is stunning and the cast is top-notch...

| Dec 7, 2022

“Crazy Rich Asians” doesn’t reinvent the romantic comedy or stretch it in any new directions. The ‘fish out of water’, ‘meet the parents’, and ‘rags meets riches’ story elements have been done many times before. This film simply does them better.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 19, 2022

That seldom experienced rom-com that proves crowd-pleasing and accessible without demeaning itself.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 11, 2022

Films like Crazy Rich Asians don't come around a lot, but for goodness sake, let's see more of them.

| Feb 11, 2022

The opulence of Crazy Rich Asians makes it different from other movies, but it's the solid and straightforward storytelling that makes it great.

| Aug 30, 2021

Episode 7: Globalism

| Original Score: 50/100 | Aug 28, 2021

It ties itself to its theme very well: the idea that relationships are affected by differences in social class...how the stereotypical Western mindset of individuality clashes with the more Eastern mindset of the community.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 17, 2021

A good rom-com should sustain that sensation of blissful ignorance from credits to credits, and Crazy Rich Asians is a great rom-com, full of bubbles and bliss.

| Jul 6, 2021

Fun and memorable characters portrayed by a talented cast, and is full of beautiful sets, costumes, and locations.

| Original Score: 4 / 5 | Jun 24, 2021

Crazy Rich Asians represents people and places with so little thought that it upholds a painful, brutal hegemony that's painfully apparent to people who live in Southeast Asia, where the film is actually set.

| Mar 11, 2021

An escapist fantasy that entertains with its labyrinthine soap opera twists and turns, lush settings and all Asian cast but also digs a little deeper into the similarities and differences between the characters and cultures.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

That soundtrack leaves one wondering ultimately for whom this film is made.

| Feb 22, 2021

It is a fair bit better than whatever your idea of a generic rom-com is.

| Feb 9, 2021

Buoyed by a stellar cast, Crazy Rich Asians rises above its rom-com center with a unique perspective on the Asian experience that is sure to resonate with its intended audience.

| Original Score: B | Jan 29, 2021

[Crazy Rich Asians] represents a watershed moment in Hollywood, one that couldn't come at a more critical time as political forces seek to divide us, not unite us.

| Jan 27, 2021