Crazy Rich Asians (film)

Scott Mendelson, writing for "Forbes", found the film to be below average and to have an uneven plot line with contrived humor similar to his opinion of the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" stating: "Without having read the book, I might argue that the core flaw of "Crazy Rich Asians" is that it's so determined to be the Asian-American version of the conventional Hollywood romantic comedy that it becomes a deeply conventional romantic comedy, complete with the bad, the good and the generic tropes. It's well-acted and offers plenty of cultural specificity, but the supporting characters are thin and the need to be universal hobbles its drama".
He was joined in his criticism by Kate Taylor of "The Globe and Mail", who wrote: "As the obscenities of wealth accumulate while a large cast of Asian and Eurasian actors render their many silly characters, the source of the laughter becomes troubling." David Rooney of "The Hollywood Reporter" gave a mixed review, in which he criticized the film's pacing as "uneven" but nevertheless similarly praised the performances and chemistry of Wu and Golding, and singled out Wu's performance as the film's real heart. Tony Wong of "Toronto Star" argued the film "doesn't blow away stereotypes. It reinforces them. There is little room for subtlety here—the title underlines the mission statement. Asians are rich, vulgar and clueless."