7/14/17 Wide Release
Viewed 7/13/17 at Carlisle 8 - actual night before it opened
IMBd: 8.1/10
IMBd: 8.1/10
RT Critic: 98 Audience: 91
Critic's Consensus:
Critic's Consensus:
Cag: 5/Loved it
Directed by Michael Showalter
Amazon Studios
Written by the lead protagonist and his "real" wife
Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano
My comments: As a couple was leaving the movie, I heard the guy ask the girl, "What did you think of that?" And she said that it was really cute. Yes, this movie had a lot of cuteness to it. And it also had a lot of heart. A whole lot of heart. I didn't even realize it was based on a true story, and the male lead played himself, until I came home and did a little research. Super choices for actors. Looking inside a Pakistani family to see how it functions. Arranged marriages. Hospitals. Sickness. Infidelity. The right attitude. Being a good person. So yes, this movie was cute, and it was a whole lot more. I loved it. I didn't think of anything else throughout the entire viewing.
RT/ IMDb Summary: Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, THE BIG SICK tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected of Kumail by his traditional Muslim parents. When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents, Beth and Terry (Holly Hunter and Ray Romano) who he's never met, while dealing with the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart.
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