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Funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Big Sick uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore. Read critic reviews
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Kumail is a Pakistani comic, who meets an American graduate student named Emily at one of his stand-up shows. As their relationship blossoms, he soon becomes worried about what his traditional Muslim parents will think of her. When Emily suddenly comes down with an illness that leaves her in a coma, Kumail finds himself developing a bond with her deeply concerned mother and father.
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Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language)
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Genre: Romance, Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Michael Showalter
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Producer: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel
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Writer: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $42.9M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Amazon Studios, Lionsgate Films
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Production Co: Apatow Films, FilmNation
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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What starts like a fresh take on the old "When Harry met Sally" premise soon gets a pretty dramatic and unexpected twist, and ultimately turns out to be based on true events. Every minute in between is funny, sad and very true. Likable, realistic characters and a great script make this a romantic comedy highlight of recent years, while tackling cultural differences and low key racism at the same time. Outstanding.
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The best thing The Big Sick has going for it outside a surprisingly rich performance from Kumail Nanjiani is its director and comedy stalwart, Michael Showalter. While the films gives us a new take on the traditional rom-com specifically due to the cultural differences from its two leads, I still felt it never quite shook off the sluggishness of moving through a standard rom-com's paces. The Big Sick follows Nanjiani's real-life story of how he met his wife who suddenly became ill while they were dating. The strengths in the film lie with the relationships that come out of her illness. Kumail and Emily's parents form a reluctant bond moving from unstable to heartwarming over the course of Emily's stay. I've never been a standout fan of Ray Romano, but he's enjoyable as a goofy father doing the best he can in the dire situation. Holly Hunter puts forth a more ferocious performance as a mother incensed with protecting her child and struggling to make the best decisions to save her child. Overall, it was a good movie, but there just wasn't anything exciting about seeing it other than learning about Kumail's story, which is outside the normal. It was funny, even humorous in spots, but it was still too bland to break the mold of rom-com in an inventive way.
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If there is something that no one can blame this film from being is predictable, since it always finds ways to surprise us with its maturity and sincerity, benefiting from solid performances and a very fine balance between heart and humor to tell us this real-life story.
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FULL DISCLOSURE: I saw this while I was working my ass off in a foodtruck at an outdoor cinema. I missed whole chunks of it, and it certainly didn't have my full focus. I'll give it a proper chance at a later date, and alongside that, another review. What I did see of The Big Sick certainly held potential for me, I even had one genuine laugh, but American comedies rarely if ever resonate with me. I know this one plays it at a very different angle to your standard Sandler-esque faire, and I appreciate that, but I wasn't brought in enough from what I caught to get on board.
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