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May 02, 2018PimaLib_NormS rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Finally watched “The Big Sick” the other day. I liked it, but I can’t imagine why this movie was successful. No car chases? No superheroes? No flying monsters? No explosions? No doomsday scenario for the total destruction of the Earth? No aliens? No Ryans? (It only seems like every movie has a Gosling or Reynolds in it, I guess.) There is something else “The Big Sick” does not have. It has none of the stupidity that sometimes is passed off as comedy. The humor in “The Big Sick” seems natural and unforced; it is not of the a-few-sophomoric-meaningless-yuks-every-minute variety. This movie also has a sizable chunk of drama (“big sick” refers to a serious illness incurred by one of the main characters), and there are enough cringe-worthy situations here and there to allow the audience to identify with the ups and downs and think that this is kind of the way life is much of the time. The lead character, Kumail, happens to be a stand-up comedian, but the movie is not about that, it is about connecting with that special someone, and recognizing that connection before it is too late. Sometimes, people do not realize what they had until it has been lost. “The Big Sick” stands as an acknowledgement that a true measure of success is being able to overcome the obstacles that the universe inevitably will put in love’s way.