Review of The Big Sick (2017) by Jon C — 27 Jul 2017

We have seen this kind of story in one form or another but being that it's based on a true story it's still welcome to see how sweet and sour it can be presented.

The beginning of the film is very adorable given that this Pakistani man falls for a white American girl, the middle of the film of actually very grim and disheartening to watch when 'the big sick' has this girl suffer a terrible ailment, but the end of the film does build itself back up having the boyfriend change on his own and learn from this experience.

Kumail and Emily are just cute together yet his family has strict tradition for him to marry whomever they pick and he risks being estranged from them if he goes against their wishes not to mention he'd rather do stand up comedy than be a doctor or a lawyer, Emily is very expressive in every way although she feels that Kumail makes her feel off in more ways than one.

When she gets very ill her parents show up to try and handle this ordeal as best they can; Ray Romano and Holly Hunter are so good even if their characters aren't in sync given the situation their daughter is in.

What can be said is that love isn't easy and they are right, love makes you sick in several ways, and for someone like Kumail his family just wants him to play it safe and follow the rules.

It's best for all of us to find out what we want and what we believe.

This film is sweet, romantic, harsh and rewarding at the same time.

The themes of two cultures crossing one another is handled pretty swiftly here.