Delicious UK - (07)July 2020

CRAZYRICH

ASIANS(2018)

WHAT’SIT ABOUT?
Thissmash-
hitromcom
washailedasgroundbreaking

• it wasthefirstHollywood
  movietohavea majority-
  AsiancastsinceTheJoyLuck
  Club– butatheartCrazyRich
  Asiansis anold-fashioned
  Cinderellastory.A hard-
  workingChinese-American
  NewYorkerfroma humble
  backgrounddiscoversthe
  manshe’sbeenlongterm
  datingis froma fabulously
  wealthySingaporeanfamily,
  a secrethehastorevealwhen
  heinviteshertohisbestfriend’s
  wedding.WillRachel(ConstanceWu)
  endupmarryingherhandsomeprince,
  NickYoung(HenryGolding),orwillhis
  powerfulfamily,ledbya beautiful-but-
  terrifyingprospectivemother-in-law
  (Michelle Yeoh), scupper the union?

WHYTHISMOVIE?
Attimesyoumaystrugglewithyour
suspensionofdisbelief,nottomention
with the cheesiness of some of the

THE MOVIE

dialogue.Butthisis glide-alongFriday-

nightviewing,withbeautifulpeople,

stunninglocationsandplentyoflaughs

(helpedbythehilariouscomedysuperstar

AwkwafinaplayingRachel’snouveau-

richeally,PeikLinGoh).

Moretothepoint,thefilmis dripping

withfantasticfood.It openswiththe

lovebirdsenjoyinga sweetcreationina

trendyManhattandessertbar.Whenthe

action shifts to Singapore, we’re treated to

dish-you-want-to-eatafterdish-you-

want-to-eatinoneofthecity’sfood

courts.There’sa feastofgrubatthelavish

house partyforNick’shomecoming.

Asidefromallthat,there’s

a certainpleasureforusplebs

inseeingthatuntoldwealth

doesn’tinsulatethesuperrich

fromfrustration,humiliation

andheartbreak– infactthey

get more than their share.

TRIVIATOMUNCHON

• Themoviewasmadeona
  modestbudgetof$30million
  (£24million),andtodatehas
  made$239millionworldwide.


• It wasa box-officeflopin
  China.Criticsandaudiences
  apparentlyfeltit demonised
  Asianculture,notcelebratedit.


• HenryGoldinginitiallyturneddown
  theauditionbecausehedidn’tconsider
  himself to be a good enough actor.

THEQUOTETOQUOTE

PEIKLINGOH(ontheYoungfamily):

They’re so posh and snobby, it’s snoshy!

Rent/buyit onAmazon,Netflixand

iTunes.Turnthepageforour meal

and wine suggestions→ WORDS: LES DUNN. FILM IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK

GoEast-meets-Westfusionforboththefilmandtheaccompanyinggrub,with

a groundbreaking all-Asian romantic comedy and your new favourite burger

MOV I E N IGH T

film + meal + wine