The Big Sick
Directed by:
Michael ShowalterCinematography:
Brian BurgoyneComposer:
Michael AndrewsCast:
Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Aidy Bryant, Bo Burnham, Adeel Akhtar, Linda Emond, Anupam Kher, Shenaz Treasury, Isabel Shill, Myra Turley (more)VOD (4)
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The movie tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected of Kumail by his traditional Muslim parents. When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents, Beth and Terry (Holly Hunter and Ray Romano) who he's never met, while dealing with the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart. (StudioCanal UK)
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Enthusiastic responses from Sundance announced that this may be the comedy of the year, but it’s no miracle - this independent romantic comedy is completely standard, and there are dozens to hundreds of similar films in existence. In fact, it is only moderately funny. However, it differs from the others with its Pakistani themes and cute origins, which is certainly a plus, as well as the unusual motifs of the mother separating her son from her family for disobeying cultural traditions, jokes about Muslim terrorists and possible metaphorical interpretations of the deadly consequences of lies among two partners.
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I was wondering how a romantic comedy could be so entertaining that it dazzled at the Sundance Film Festival and then also as the opening film at the Karlovy Vary festival. It turns out that romantic comedy really can be very funny and perfectly disarming. At first glance, it's a seemingly unoriginal romance involving a stand-up comedian, but on the other hand, it's fantastic fun with great jokes and interesting developments.
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The Big Sick is another one of Judd Apatow’s great conversational dramas with a beautifully light and positively conceived
take on the current most pressing issue of Muslims, with a traditionally relatable and well-analyzed relationshiporiented
plot line. The film is emotional and intelligent, with a script worthy of an Oscar nomination. And I think that Zoe
Kazan might get one as well.
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An enjoyable film with a topical theme of Muslims and a very likeable main character, who unfortunately I didn't find funny at all in his stand up routines, but the film keeps a decent level thanks to intelligent dialogues, decent romance, strong emotions and you also learn something about Pakistani culture, so it's definitely a film worth watching. 75%
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The film had a really slow start for my taste. I didn't really get why it was supposed to be a comedy. Ironically, I only got it when things started to get serious and Emily's parents came on the scene. That's when I started enjoying myself and it lasted almost till the end of the film. Almost. The ending was all-American, sappy and predictable and robbed the film of a potential fourth star.
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