Review of Crazy Rich Asians

I was not going to review this movie as I noted that those who enjoyed it as much as I did had already said what I wanted to say and there were a lot of reviews. The great thing about this movie is that it works on so many levels. Some reviews indicate that the viewer has only found one level. Superficially, it is just a simple love story with predictable events and predictable outcomes. On another level, it is a brilliant send-up of materialism as typified by so many Chinese people, both in China and in Australia (and elsewhere). If a Chinese family has wealth, they feel obliged to show in with as much extravagance as possible, (he says, drawing a long bow and painting with a broad brush). This especially applies to those families who have come from poor peasant backgrounds and "made good". The most important theme in this movie is the tension between love and financial status. This is not confined just to the Chinese community, of course. The negative reviews of this movie reflect more on the character of the reviewer than the quality of the production.