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satisfythecrave's avatar

satisfythecrave

Worth the ticket admission price solely because "It's not my job to make you feel like a man. I can't make you something you're not."
5 years 7 months ago
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kurisu1974

So shallow and meaningless that I forgot about the movie while actually watching it!
5 years 4 months ago
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Esnaider

Privileged people living their privileged lives, but they are a minority, so good for representation, yay.
Still pretty plain
5 years 6 months ago
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Siskoid

I'm filled with ambivalence toward Crazy Rich Asians. First, I hated the title from the word go, but at the same time, I'm totally for better representation for minorities in movies. The fact that this was a hit book and now a hit film is great. But is it GOOD? After all, I don't care what ethnicity they are, the hardships of filthy rich people doesn't do much for me, especially in the context of melodrama, which is a genre that has difficulty reaching me. So the gorgeous locales, the opulence, that's somebody else's fantasy, not mine. (However, I would eat all of the foods shown, possibly even a couple of cushions.) The subplot about the top model's marriage, for example, was an artifact from the book. Really unnecessary to the thrust of the film, even if some elements echo the protagonist's situation. I most liked the comedy of Awkwafina and Ken Jeong (could have used another scene with him), but they seem to belong to an entirely different movie. But then you also have Michelle Yeoh, a real powerhouse in this film, as the mother who doesn't want her son to marry beneath her. The film smartly sets up the irony of this early on, and never hits us over the head with it. It makes Yeoh's character that much more complex. But while there is some good and efficient writing in CRA, it's also replete with the most hackneyed romcom clichés (a run to the airport, really?!). What saves it on that score is that it's all taking place in a non-American culture, which gives everything a slightly different bent and keeps our interest. And it has heart. Constance Wu is an effecting presence, and both her and Yeoh, in very different ways, managed to wet my eyes. So yes, often cheesy, and it could have shed some of the book, but it also manages not to over-explain itself and finds, in at least the parental relationships, a truth that transcends culture, and yet feels specific to this one.
5 years 7 months ago
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stuart4463

Quite the worst film I have seen in a very long while. Just vapid consumerism from start to finish - absolutely nothing worthwhile about it.

I suspect aimed at 12 year old girls as the target audience.
4 years 4 months ago
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Typically Thomas

Gee I sure hope life works out for the hyper rich. They've had it so hard for so long
2 years 5 months ago
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Warrison

Vacuous and Vapid, yet I still enjoyed it. Kind of like the twilight series.
5 years 4 months ago
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Jashezilla

Nothing amazing, but it is super enjoyable. Go glad we're getting some awesome Asian representation in film now as well.
5 years 6 months ago
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danisanna

It's fluffy, warm and funny. Harmless rom-com without it being overly pukey lovey dovey. I love the Asian culture being represented.
2 years 2 months ago
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christinask97

It was just an amazingly fun time. The visuals were spectacular, the acting was great, it's got all the great parts of most rom-coms, plus all the other fun stuff from above. And of course an incredible cast. Just all around, a great rom com!
3 years 5 months ago
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chunkylefunga

So putting aside the very outdated title.

The film is just ok, just got major hype because it has a Chinese only cast.

If you watched this on tv without any prior knowledge you would just think it was a standard sunday movie.

Awkwafina was delight though.
5 years 1 month ago
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Aeon Rio

Not good, not bad. It's something in the middle. 6/10.
2 years 9 months ago
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Camille Deadpan

You know what, I liked the flick. It's a fairytale and in these crazy times we all need a little bit of non-realistic magic.
3 years ago
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DaniloFreiles

Sconsigliato. spoiler
4 years 3 months ago
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MetalMagnum

Good dialogue, great representations of food. Really enjoyed the different archetypes of people shown and really loved the scene with spoiler
5 years 6 months ago
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