The latest Judd Apatow produced comedic offering is sick! OK, maybe not that sick great, but it is pretty good. I am referring to "The Big Sick" which stars Kumail Nanjiani (spell check, was that right?) as Kumail, a Muslim standup comic who moonlights as a Uber Driver. Kumail meets the perky Emily, wonderfully played by Zoe Kazan; and a romance blossoms. The problem is that Kumail's family (most notably his mother) pressures him to marry a Muslim woman; consequently Kumail breaks up with Emily cause of the Muslim fix thang. O yea, there is another problem; Emily gets a serious viral organ infection and ends up in a coma. Kumail feels guilty and becomes a visitor fixture in the hospital where Emily is comatosed. Enter Emily's parents, Terry & Beth; perfectly played by Ray Romano and Holly Hunter. And yes, awkward happens for Kumail! The incredible thing is that this really did occur to the real Kumail Nanjiani. Director Michael Showalter put on a good show in helming "The Big Sick" with various subtle comedic and tender moments. Nanjiani does play the part right; well, I guess he had to, it happened to him. But I think the scene stealers of the movie are Romano and Hunter. The scene where Terry is complaining about medical google searches all leading to a cancer diagnosis was a riot. I hope you were not too sickened with my review of "The Big Sick", so it's time to get your cinematic health up & rising by checking this flick out. **** Good
Review of The Big Sick
