Crazy Rich Asians (film)

"Time" magazine published an extended cultural review of the film by Karen Ho, which compared the high fashion appeal of the film to rival the best of previous films such as "The Devil Wears Prada". Ho summarizes the film's success as a notable uphill battle against the season's predominantly superhero oriented audiences: "To many in Hollywood, "Crazy Rich Asians" might look like a risky bet. It's the first modern story with an all-Asian cast and an Asian-American lead in 25 years; the last "Joy Luck Club", was in 1993. It's an earnest romantic comedy in a sea of action and superhero films...In fact, it seems destined to be a hit." In the same magazine, Stephanie Zacharek called the film as "simply great fun, a winsome romantic comedy and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags," while at the same time hailing the film as a breakthrough in representation and lauded the performances and chemistry of Wu and Golding as well as the supporting performances (particularly Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Nico Santos and Awkwafina).