Mixing a rom-coma into the romcom, this smart, sweet and highly personal love story finds a winning formula.
The Big Sick is the perfect cure for anyone who comes over all queasy at the mere mention of a rom-com.
Edgy and hilarious, Nanjiani and Gordon’s true story of cross-cultural love is a Trump-baiting marvel that’s worth the hype.
Smart performances jolly us towards a well-earned happy ending.
Original and...charming.
This date movie, produced by Judd Apatow and based on the real lives of writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon, is charmingly free of irony and cynicism.
While it brings the romcom up to date by changing the surrounding landscape, it remains true to the spirit of genre in the most fundamental way: you can’t help rooting for its protagonists to get together.
It may not be perfect but The Big Sick is smart and witty and likely to be the summer’s finest romantic comedy.
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General release. Check local listings for show times.