"Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) Review
“Crazy Rich Asians”: the wildly entertaining Rom-Com we’ve been waiting for. Directed by: Jon M. Chu Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 2:01 Review by: Livi Edmonson Certified fresh with a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, “Crazy Rich Asians” takes the cake for August’s biggest box office hit. Based off of the best-selling 2013 novel of the same name, “Crazy Rich Asians” tells the story of Economics professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), as she takes a trip East with her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding), to finally meet his family and attend his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Rachel soon comes to find out that the Nick she is dating is Nick Young, son of one of the richest families in Singapore. Not only does Nick’s mother disapprove of Rachel’s Chinese American ethnicity but also the social status of her and her family. This film is officially the first Hollywood film focused solely on an Asian story in 25 years. 25 years is a very long time and it is absolutely baffling t