sparklesnrainbowsgo So predictable, obvious that alot of work was put in making this movie but it had no exciting parts never had me at the edge of my seat. Was very informative.

d.rust We've got a good cast: Romano, Hunter, Bryant all support Kumail and Zoe in a tender little film about finding love.I have to explain some things: I was off in a parallel universe from mid 1990, so I hadn't seen SNL or Everyone Loves Raymond or really, any television since then. But some culture managed to seep in, so I know who Ray Romano is, one of my favourite movies is "ALWAYS" with Holly Hunter, and I like Aidy Bryant.I'm a HUGE fan of stand up. Every Sunday evening was capped by the Improv, something that I've missed for a quarter century.You'll enjoy this movie if you like behind the scenes moments, the insanity of home life, and how a lasting relationship can blossom. It manages to come full circle in a very lyrical way.

magguilmot Despite good reviews it left me cold and three different labels i.e comedy, drama, romance should be a clue as to why. As a comedy, I barely cracked a smile. As a romance, I could not get attached to the characters and their not love/maybe love/forbidden love story. Yeah, it is bad for a romantic comedy. I was so bored after 40 minutes that the drama of the girl getting sick was a relief : at long last something would happen !So 5mn later, enter the parents of the girl and it might get funny. But it just tries to be. It is miss and miss.At this point if you have laughed or empathised with the characters, bought the love story, go on. I for one, tried to stick to it, expecting something good would happened (the critics said so...) and ended very disappointed. Two hours of good comedy/romance/drama are hard to write. The Big Sick reminds us of that and lifts any guilty feeling you may have when you watch your favourites one more time !

PippyMusings I watched The Big Sick about a week ago and thought it wasn't really all that memorable......except for one outstanding thing (and I don't mean 'outstanding' in a good way)......Kumail Nanjiani's acting.I don't write many reviews on IMdB but felt I had to after reading many audience and critics reviews praising this film. For me, it's just 'meh'....and one of the reasons is Nanjiani's poor acting. Nanjiani simply does not have the skill to pull this role off.....and he's playing a version of himself!! I appreciate some of his onscreen moments in which he comes across as naturalistic and unforced. Examples of this are the dinner scenes with his family and scenes with his brother. However, any moment in the script that requires him to express anything other than acting naturally with simplistic reactions or superficial interactions come across as amateurish. I'm not a huge fan of acting with a capital "A", but, as an actor, you have to reach inside and find something...anything...to show an audience. With Nanjiani, there seemed to be nothing there except a furrowed brow to show us he was 'upset', or 'felt guilty'. His dramatic timing was non-exist as well. Scenes that were building towards the emotional climax of the film were not effective because there was just nothing there from him. Examples of scenes a more experienced leading actor could have improved were when Kumail admits to Emily he has never thought about a future with her and when he finally tells his mother about his relationship with Emily. Thankfully there is some powerful acting to be seen with the introduction of Emily's parents, played by Ray Romano and Holly Hunter. These guys are the best thing about this film. Zoe Kazan as Emily is also quite good, despite me actually not really liking the character all that much (which was a problem when you, as an audience member, are meant to sympathise with her when she becomes sick).All in all....the film is a letdown. It's not particularly funny (the stand up routines especially) but it's saving grace is parts of the script (the dichotomy between what Kumail wants for his life and what his parents expect is particularly good) and Romano and Hunter. It is worth watching for these elements alone.