Review of The Big Sick (2017) by Allcaps — 17 Jul 2017
Was this show funny? No, not really. There were maybe a couple laugh out loud moments but surely you would get a lot more laughs if you just went to an average comedy. Regardless this is a good movie. Coming from someone who hates romance films, this film got it right.
It was a lot different from many other romance films you'll see. If anything this is more of a romantic drama than a rom-com. The film does a great job setting up the familial relationships between it's two main characters and in fact this is more of the focus than their romance.
I can see how some could fault the movie for this, but it is through these familial relationships that both the audience and the main character come to understand the relationship. Kumail (the lead) comes to understand that the problems in his Pakistani family and his cultures views on marriage are not just a product of his culture, but exist in the american culture of his girlfriend.
And through this he learns that he can either choose to be like the hard but rewarding relationship like his girlfriend's parents, or he can settle into a safe marriage like his brother. The film is not saying that one is better than the other, but Kumail himself has a speech about how he needs to do things his own way.
Normally I don't like this PC we are all not so different stuff. But for some reason I found the message this time oddly refreshing. My only main complaint for this movie is the frat boy scene in the comedy club.
That scene felt very out of place and over done. Regardless this is clearly one of the best films out right now.
This review of The Big Sick (2017) was written by Allcaps on 17 Jul 2017.
The Big Sick has generally received very positive reviews.
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