'The Big Sick' Review: A Charming, Real-Life Rom-Com
Kumail Nanjiani's 'The Big Sick' brings serious tension to romantic comedy.
by Zach Schonfeld
Jun 30, 2017
2 minutes
Remember ? Girlfriend takes nice boyfriend home to meet her mother and father, and all manner of awkwardness ensues. adds two layers to that rom-com recipe, one novel (girlfriend falls into a medically induced coma) and one increasingly common (boyfriend’s devout Muslim parents are pushing him toward an arranged marriage). That, and Emily V. Gordon. The film was written by Gordon and Nanjiani, who plays his younger self (as a character also named Kumail), with a big league assist from chief comedy enabler Judd Apatow, who produced the film.
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