‘American Born Chinese’ Review: Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan Reunite in Disney+’s Vibrant Graphic Novel Adaptation

An ordinary teenager becomes involved in a celestial power struggle in Kelvin Yu's adaptation of the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, co-starring Daniel Wu, Ben Wang and Jimmy Liu.

, notices something unusual about his new friend. Although Wei-Chen is new not just to the school but the country, he seems to have no qualms about calling out the bullies mocking them, and no worries about making a scene doing so. “You don’t ever really doubt yourself,” Jin observes, with a mixture of awe and embarrassment.

But Wei-Chen — the son of a deity, and secretly new to human life — is nonplussed. “Why would I ever doubt myself?” he asks. That push-pull between insecurity and confidence will remain at the heart of, through all manner of drama, action and fantasy, with wildly entertaining and occasionally touching results.

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