Review of The Big Sick (2017) by Jake M — 27 Sep 2017

The Big Sick is a romantic comedy directed by Michael Showalter and stars Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, and Aidy Bryant and is the true story about how aspiring comedian Kumail Nanjiani met grad student (now wife) Emily V Gordon, everything seems to be going well at first however one event leads to another and Emily falls into an induced coma (not a spoiler its in the trailer) which then forces Kumail to be with Emily's parents while she recovers.

Now I was looking forward to The Big Sick because Judd Apatow, who is the producer of the film, is one of my favorite directors and I have to say this may be one of the best romantic comedy film I have ever seen.

What makes this film great is that it doesn't follow the cliches that almost every romantic comedy follows nowadays, because unlike other romances this one mainly focuses on the bonding between Kumail and Emilys parents as oppose to just our two lovers.

Another thing I loved about this film was that it showed that culture can be very important to some people and they are crazy when it comes to tradition like you see with Kumails parents throughout the film.

Now the best part about this film is that its completely unpredictable, which is great considering its a romance and of all genres that one is the most predictable. The performances in this film are great Nanjiani, Romano, and Hunt were great in this film the three of them have amazing chemistry, but as you watch the film you'll notice that Nanjiani and Hunts characters definitely have the best character development.

I would also like to point out that Aidy Bryant does a pretty good job in the film as well though she's not in it a lot but its great to see she's trying different things because I am a big fan of here on Saturday Night Live.

Since I am giving credit to just about every actor in this film its also fair to give credit to Zoe Kazan even though she's not in a portion of the film she still does well. The Big Sick is not a perfect film, this film is not per say the laugh out loud comedy that you may think it would be don't get me wrong the film has many funny moments especially from Nanjiani and Romano but if you are hoping this film would be like Superbad (2007), Knocked Up (2007), or Trainwreck (2015) then you will be disappointed.

Also the third act of this movie is where the film falls a little flat not that it wasn't good but because it got kind of serious, except for one scene in particular where.... you'll know when you see it these were my only real problems with the film but other then those two things I found myself really enjoying it.

If I were to compare this film to any other Apatow movie it would probably be Funny People (2009) which is another comedy drama from him I feel this movie for me will age like a fine wine the more I think about it.

Anyway The Big Sick is a uplifting, funny, light hearted, and awkward (but in a good way) movie if you are looking for a feel good rom com that is different I highly recommend The Big Sick for you I can guarantee you won't be disappointed.