The Big Sick Review

Movie Introduction

The Big Sick is based on true events that take place during the time comedian Kumail Nanjiani met, and fell for his real life wife.  He plays himself in the film as a struggling stand up comedian trying to find success in both his career and love life.  There are also family struggles due to cultural differences and how those come into play when choosing a partner in life.

MPAA Rating/Content

 The Big Sick is rated R for language including some sexual references.  There is quite a bit of language used in the film mostly in a comedic manner, but also some vulgar uses.  Someone who is especially uncomfortable around hospitals should also be forewarned as there is a good chunk of time spent in the hospital setting.  No graphic procedures or anything like that are shown, but the seriousness of what is happening is heavily displayed.  

My Rating: 7/10

Many are labeling this as a romantic comedy, and I think that holds true to a certain point in the film.  However, it feels like it has a tonal change about halfway through the movie and becomes more of a drama with side elements of romantic comedy.  Even though I was expecting a little bit more I still liked this film and was invested in the story that took place.  It is a very touching story about finding someone special and worrying about possibly losing them and realizing what you really have.  I was hoping for a little more laugh out loud comedy, but ended up with just a few chuckles.  The performances are really good and I especially enjoyed Ray Romano in this. 

I'm a big fan of Kumail whenever he is on the show Portlandia, but I didn't think anything in this was funnier than the sketches he's been in on there.  The story with his family while humorous also has some sad undertones that go along with it.  You definitely feel for him and what he's had to go through.

If you plan on seeing this in the theater definitely go within the first 2 weeks because like most indie films this won't be in theaters long!

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