Asian romp is glossy but empty

Crazy Rich Asians is the kind of movie that seems even worse in retrospect because, when you replay it in your mind, you realise the easy route it takes through a potentially complicated story

Henry Golding, Constance Wu and Sonoya Mizuno in Crazy Rich Asians

Cinema

Crazy Rich Asians: Directed by Jon M Chu, Nationwide, 12A,Rating:***

The Rider: Directed by Chloé Zhao, Selected, no cert,Rating:****

Watching Crazy Rich Asians, I found myself wondering how I’m supposed to read the title. Is it “crazy rich” as in “obscenely rich”? Or is it “crazy rich” as in “crazy and rich”? Whatever inflection you put on it as you’re buying your ticket, Jon M Chu’s antic comedy certainly delivers on the ...