Brenda Song has too much of a bubbly-teen face. She's cute but her look gives off vibes of "plees plees". Not really fitting of the lead role in "Crazy, Rich Asians." And I don't think Song is big movie screen lead material.
She's like that black actor Mario Van Peebles. Pretty good-looking black dude who has the height and the build. On paper he should already be a big time movie action hero but somehow never resonated with the audience to get the same fame as Will Smith. Who was part of Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff or whatever their duo was. Before Smith became big time, if you compared him to Van Peebles you'd think Van Peebles should be the star.