Not bad, surprisingly. The Farewell offers a window through which westerners could see and appreciate common Chinese beliefs and values manifested naturally in people's daily life and interactions. It does a good job to present modern China and its ecosystem on a micro-level, i.e. family, without sugarcoating or demonising it. I understand why some Chinese audience may argue that the view of culture differences (expressed explicitly through conversations) is superficial, but I think this superficiality actually renders it particularly true, because that very view is held by actual people - it is not imagined, and it is not profound for a purpose.
很喜欢这部剧里的女性视角 发觉the Fleishman who got trouble is Rachel 的时候很难过 女性需要对自己有更“非历史社会标准的客观”的认知 比如剧里的“全职妈妈不是最辛苦的工作有工作的母亲才是”、“年轻的时候有一种have no obligation 的力量而那力量消失得如此之快”等等