Official
Australian release date: 3/8/17. Viewed: 12/8/17.
Director:
Michael Showalter
Actors:
Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter
Genre: Comedy
Rating:
M
‘The
Big Sick’ is a rom-com, but not of the usual formulaic variety, with no clichés,
due to it being based on Kumail (Nanjiani, from ‘Silicon Valley’) & Emily
(Kazan, from ‘Ruby Sparks’)’s real-life story. Directed by Showalter (‘Wet Hot
American Summer’) and produced by Apatow (every comedy from the last 10 years),
the film starts as a simple boy-meets-girl story – he’s a stand-up comic in
Chicago, she’s studying to become a therapist. They steadily fall in love – it’s
nice & unforced.
Because this is a true story and not a fictional
“everyone’s happy” tale, Emily gets an infection and has to be put into a coma.
Kumail then meets her parents, Terry (Romano) & Beth (Hunter), who are cold
at first, as he wouldn’t even tell his traditional Pakistani parents about
Emily. The film handles the time at the hospital and dealing with strangers
that all care for a common person very well.
There’s plenty of laughs, and heaps of
heart, with both the leads being charming and coming across as normal and
relatable. The parents are great, with all the actors being in fine form. It’s
possibly a tiny bit long, but even though it has some sad moments, it has a
good ending and leaves you feeling happy.
Overall: Great comedy about love.
Gav's Rating: 4 stars.
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