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Jun 23, 2017 · Reviews. The Big Sick. Christy Lemire June 23, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It sounds impossible—too melodramatic, too crazy—but it’s true. Actor and writer Kumail Nanjiani fell in love with his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Emily V. Gordon, when she was in a coma.
Jun 22, 2017 · Review: In ‘The Big Sick,’ Comedy Is Hard, Love Harder. Share full article. Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan in “The Big Sick.” Sarah Shatz/Amazon Studios, Lionsgate. The Big Sick....
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Funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Big Sick uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore. Read Critics...
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By Eric Goldman
Updated: Jul 2, 2017 9:22 pm
Posted: Jun 29, 2017 11:47 pm
Should The Big Sick be described as a romantic comedy? As a family drama? As a topical story? As a timeless story? The answer is yes across the board, since you can use any of those terms and you’d be correct. But more importantly, it’s a terrific, heartfelt and continually funny movie that is easily one of the best films so far this year.
Kumail Nanjiani stars as Kumail (hey!), a Chicago-based standup comic who begins dating Emily (Zoe Kazan), a grad student he meets at one of his shows. Emily keeps saying she doesn’t have time for a relationship, but keeps making excuses to see Kumail, and the two kindred spirits seem destined for each other. However, Kumail’s traditional Pakistani Muslim family don’t even know Emily exists, and him keeping that secret ends up causing a big rift between the two of them.
To describe what happens next would be, for some, going into spoilery territory I suppose, so here’s your pseudo-warning. Except it’s not only revealed in the trailers for the film, its real life inspiration makes it crucial to the story.
The summer is known for delivering big action and spectacle movies, but while The Big Sick is small scale in scope, it’s more than capable of holding its own amongst superheroes and robots when it comes to an impactful cinematic experience. Teamed with Michael Showalter’s direction, producer Judd Apatow, and a top notch cast, Kumail Nanjiani and Em...
Jan 20, 2017 · ‘The Big Sick’: Film Review | Sundance 2017. Kumail Nanjiani stars (alongside Zoe Kazan) in the true-life tale of his relationship with wife and co-screenwriter Emily Gordon in Michael...
The Big Sick Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson. The Big Sick can confidently boast a self-evident punchline...
Jun 21, 2017 · Written by Nanjiani and his wife and writing–podcasting–comedy-stuff partner, Emily V. Gordon, The Big Sick tells the actual story of how the two met in Chicago while he was an up-and-coming...
