The Big Sick
The American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter, follows the story of a Pakistan-born aspiring comedian and a grad student who falls ill as they get to know each other.
1976, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
9 September 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 June 1965, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
29 June 1981, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
9 February 1983, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA
21 February 1978, Karachi, Pakistan
July 20, 2017
The Big Sick works because its humor feels effortless and true, and the laughs spring out of genuine tragedy.
July 07, 2017
"The Big Sick" has a big heart and shows there are still corners left to explore in romantic comedies; it just takes someone willing to find them.
June 30, 2017
All the best romantic comedies get even better upon repeat viewings. I'm fully confident The Big Sick will pass that test the next time I see it, which will be very soon.
July 19, 2017
The year's best comedy, an Annie Hall for the age of ISIS.
July 20, 2017
Plagiarising their real life experiences on the road to romance, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon have written a screenplay that oozes with the black comedy of life, which is of course the good oil of strong comedy.
July 11, 2017
It's funny, touching, and perceptive.
July 06, 2017
"The Big Sick" has a lot of charm.
July 20, 2017
An entertaining and deeply felt film.
July 03, 2017
"The Big Sick" suffers from an excess of pleasantness, and this very pleasantness thins out its substance, blands out its tone, weakens its comedy.
July 17, 2017
The Big Sick is funny but not laugh-out-loud hysterical, and it's moving but not enough to bring you to tears.
July 05, 2017
Mostly, the movie works for the reason that all the best rom-coms do: you fall in love, a little bit, with Kumail and Emily, and want them to stay together.
