Movie #1362 "The Big Sick" --- I Loved this film. Finally, a good solid comedy, a romantic comedy, no less, but it has so much more! It really stands out as a very believable comedy --- what do I mean by that? It doesn't appear to have jokes set up --- the humor comes out of the characters, and the every day things people say --- I found myself laughing a lot, but they weren't "jokes" per say, just normal stuff that comes across funny --- even the stand up comics aren't that funny --- you can tell they are trying out new stuff, just learning to do it.... the actors/actresses act so normally, the audience can't tell they are actually "acting" --- special kudos to the lead 4 --- I have never seen Kumail in a film, and he held his own with actresses like Zoe Kazan (good pedigree) and Holly Hunter --- so believable in really quirky "out there" kind of people. And Good for Ray Romano --- he held his own, too, and did a fine job. There wasn't a fake moment that I could see. I guess one could make a case of how the Pakistani people come across (maybe a bit stereotypical?) but I feel I learned so much about that culture from watching the film, that I didn't think that was forced at all. But then, I'm not pakistani, so I don't know how they would feel about the portrayal here. All I can say is that it's about time we get a good solid comedy that would satisfy a lot of people in all age groups (well, not little kids, because the language is a bit raunchy in parts) I give it 4.8 out of 5 stars!!!
THE BIG SICK 2017 R (it didn't seem like an R rated film , though)
After meeting at a stand-up comedy show, funnyman Kumail and graduate student Emily embark on a romance. But as the expectations of his strict Muslim family create conflict between the couple, their relationship begins to crumble.
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