Pay attention, Hollywood! Overall, Crazy Rich Asians is an enjoyable movie, but no great feat to write home about. The film has been a smash hit at the box office, proving that diversity really does sell. The madcap insanity of this movie, followed by its basic poignancy is something to be appreciated. This isn't to say that Awkwafina isn't absolutely brilliant at her role, and doesn't have one of the brightest young futures of anyone in show business, but it feels overplayed. Scenes that focus on the petty vengeance of Nick’s ex-girlfriend, Amanda Ling (Jing Lusi), or those involving his cousin, Astrid. All along the way, the oddball, yet humorous and encouraging friend steals every scene as the far more interesting and in-depth character. Lusi’s Resume: Lily-Anne Lau in Lucky Man (2016-17), Amanda Ling in Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Vicky in Gangs of London (2020), Nina in Man vs. While the film’s screenplay gives its secondary characters an abundance of time and room to breathe, this leads to several aimless subplots that are disengaged from the cultural specificity that elevates Crazy Rich Asians to more than just a generic rom-com. This tells the female viewer that if you aren't wearing the right clothes, and look the part, you have no success at love. All along the way, the girl is increasing her external beauty, as a total loss of complete feminism. He finds the one he wants, despite their differences in social class and standing. She is insecure about how she presents to her boyfriend, who is ungodly attractive and has been with tons of beautiful, yet interpersonally unappealing women. The leading lady is pretty, but not gorgeous. However, the film failed to escape from the classic romantic comedy tropes that we have seen time and times again as viewers. Seeing Asian culture and sensibilities portrayed in such an honorable and non-stereotypical way is refreshing. The film has its moments of absolute brilliance as previously mentioned. ![]() ![]() It is the perfect opening to a film that takes on such a difficult yet amazing task of inclusion and diversity. When the family returns, entirely drenched, they are now the owners and proprietors of the hotel, as Eleanor Young (Micheel Yeoh) smiles to the audience. It shows the family scared, all huddle in the phone booth outside as rain falls upon them. A racist hotel manager refuses to believe that the Yeung family has enough money to stay in the hotel. Crazy Rich Asians opens brilliantly with the perfect middle finger to all of the racism and backlash it has received. The real twist here is that the film features the first all Asian cast in a Hollywood film in over 25 years. There's the first class flights, the expensive weddings, and other various obvious showings of that great Asian wealth that Yeung family has procured. The film indulges in all of the luxuries from Kevin Kwan's novel, on which the film is adapted. Boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy, boy turns out to be rich as hell. This is why minority representation in Hollywood is important.Ĭrazy Rich Asians tells the classic Cinderella story and takes it to modern times. She was so grateful, smiled, and shook my hand as she walked into her showing of Crazy Rich Asians. Would you help me buy my ticket?" I assisted her on the machine. She looked at me sheepishly and said, "Pardon me, I've never been to the movies before. As I was going to the movies the other night to see BlackkKlansman, a woman stopped me. ![]() She more recently lent her voice to the English-language version of animated series, Jade Armor, is set to re-enter the spy genre alongside another DC actor, Henry Cavill, in the Argylle cast for Apple TV+. The Chinese-born, English-raised actor actually has a few other action-packed titles on her resume, such as 2015’s Survivor, co-creator Stan Lee’s British sci-fi series, Lucky Man, the AMC+ exclusive, Gangs of London, and a spy series with ties to DC Comics called Pennyworth. As reported a few years back by Stylist, the ageless Michelle Yeoh (who plays Eleanor Young in the film) apparently swears by this creamy (and very covetable) moisturizer from Guerlain. Guerlain Orchide Impriale The Cream 500.00. Her best known role to date, however, comes from another popular comedy, having appeared in 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians cast as Amanda Ling. Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images for SiriusXM. At Aramintas (Sonoya Mizuno) bachelorette party, Rachel (Constance Wu) is introduced to Amanda Ling (Jing Lusi). Tara Lo-Valentine in the BAFTA award-winning BBC medical drama series Holby City, Lily-Anne Lau in the Sky 1 crime drama series Gangs of London, Amanda Ling in. Bachelorette party scene in Crazy Rich Asians. Born Lu Sijing on 16th May, 1985 in Pudong, Shanghai, China, she is famous for her roles as Lauren in the 2009 independent film Breathe, Dr. Bee, starring Rowan Atkinson, but she, coincidentally, also starred in a 2021 action thriller called SAS: Red Notice, which has nothing to do with Gadot’s aforementioned movie. Jing Lusi is a 38 year old British Actress. (Image credit: Netflix) Jing Lusi (Theresa Yang)ĭeadly MI6 gunslinger, Theresa Yang, is played by Jing Lusi, whose own previous collaboration with Netflix is a far lighter and funnier series called Man vs.
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