Overview
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
I think this film is good but isn’t THAT good. American Idol used to be a guilty pleasure of mine and often times I found myself enamored with the acoustic singer-songwriters. Over time I came to realize that I was more attracted to the style than the substance. I found a bit of that with this film – combine and awful sickness with a sympathetic central character and you’ve got bonus audience points right from the start. In that sense it kind of reminds me of other overrated films such as The Blind Side.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Big Sick
Movie title: The Big Sick
Movie description: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Date published: 2017-12-31
Director(s): Michael Showalter
Actor(s): Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, Adeel Akhtar, Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant, Kurt Braunohler, Vella Lovell, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Jeremy Shamos, David Alan Grier, Ed Herbstman, Shenaz Treasury, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kuhoo Verma, Mitra Jouhari, Celeste Arias, Shana Solomon, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Linda Emond, Holly Chou, Andrew Pang, Alison Cimmet, Lawrence Ballard, Shunori Ramanathan, Spencer House, Susham Bedi, Rahul Bedi, Matthew Cardarople, Myra Turley, William Stephenson, Marilyn Torres, Kerry Flanagan, Jack O'Connell, Charles Gould, Isabel Shill, Lauren Patten, Keilly McQuail, Zach Cherry, Jack Corrigan, Sophia Muller
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
My Review
I think this film is good but isn’t THAT good. American Idol used to be a guilty pleasure of mine and often times I found myself enamored with the acoustic singer-songwriters. Over time I came to realize that I was more attracted to the style than the substance. I found a bit of that with this film – combine and awful sickness with a sympathetic central character and you’ve got bonus audience points right from the start. In that sense it kind of reminds me of other overrated films such as The Blind Side.
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My Review - 6/10
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