The Big Sick is a movie written by and starring comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani and is based on his own relationship with his wife. It is a very good romantic comedy that focuses on the relationships of the people involved and the difficulties it can be to make choices that your family doesn't understand or agree with.
In the Big Sick, Kumail is a Pakistani comedian and a car driver who is trying to find his big break into comedy. One night, while working at his regular comedy gig he meets and picks up Emily, played by Zoe Kazan. They end up getting together and start building a relationship where Emily wants to incorporate Kumail into her life but Kumail has expectations from his family to enter into an arranged marriage with a Pakistani woman. While this causes friction in their relationship, Emily gets sick and is admitted into the hospital where Kumail gets to know her parents Beth, played by Holly Hunter, and Terry, played by Ray Romano., as he works to figure out his feelings for Emily and what he wants in his life long term. Also staring as Kumail's family: Anupam Kher as his dad Azmat; Zenobia Shroff as his mom Sharmeen; and Adeel Akhtar as his brother Navved; As well as fellow comedians: Bo Burnham as CJ; Aidy Bryant as Mary; and Kurt Braunohler as Chris.
Overall I enjoyed this movie and thought that it was interesting to see Kumail's relationships with the people around him which included; Emily, her parents, his family, and his fellow comedians/ friends. This movie was good but had a very specific style of comedy and comedic timeing that is not for everyone. It is slower paced with an emphasis on silence which is awkward and depending on personal taste is stretched too far or doesn't quite cone together. For me, I has seen Kumail Nanjiani's comedic style on television and online so I knew what to expect but it seemed like he was the least successful in delivery of all of the main characters.
The best part by for where the set of parents and I absolutely loved them all in their own ways. Although Kumail was the link between everyone in the story these people that he interacted with were the gems. His parents Azmat and Sharmeen where hilarious and her attempts at trying to make it seem casual that she was setting him up with possible wives was just hilarious. Azmat was just awesome! I loved him, especially the scene at the end of the movie. Holly Hunter as Beth brought complexity to her portrayal and where initially I didn't think I would care about Beth as a character by the end she had won me over and had me really invested in her story as a mother and wife. Ray Romano was just excellent as Terry. His comedic timing and delivery was spot on. His ability and portal of Terry is probably what made it seem like Kumail's was awkward and unpolished. Kumail just wasn't in league with the acting ability of these supporting actors. He did shine when in situations with his fellow comedians and Emily. I liked the banter and relationship between the two and how the comedians supported each other but were still a dysfunctional family.
This is a situational comedy and the relationship and experiences of the characters are the focus. If you like clever and more off the wall comedies, this is definitely one to go see but is not for everyone. If you want a laugh your way through it or one of the shiner and bigger produced comedies this isn't for you.
My Rating: 2+
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