Day 3 - 01/03/2019

  Based on a true story to depict the marriage of Kumail Najiani and Emily V. Gordon,The Big Sick helps paint a picture of how a strong relationship can overcome what seems to be major problems. A lot of the couple's initial troubles are related to some lies told, seemingly to protect the other or their family. These lies are common both in the cinematic and real world, where when meeting this person for the first few moments, telling a hard truth about your life can make them turn away and not want invest on what's already seen as a loss. 

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  On The Big Sick it's no different, Kumail (played by the actor of the same), a Pakistani Uber driver and aspiring comedian meets with Emily (Zoe Kazan), seemingly the only girl that finds his stand-ups any fun. When going further through the relationship, Kumail omits the arranged marriage dates that his family has been trying to set him up for quite some time and vice-versa, not telling them about his interest in this western girl. This goes on without many problems until Emily falls into a coma, forcing him to make a decisive commitment of fighting for his relationship, acknowledging his mistakes and unveiling the truth to everyone he lied to, or let her go. 

 

   Scenarios like this are hardly unheard of, especially when talking about romcoms. Despite the simple storyline, the execution is quite well-made. The couple is really promising, not only from Kumail's view but also from the viewers themselves, the young energetic duo makes it for a wild ride and even Emily's parents makes our funny guy's climb that much harder, having the prize of getting there feel that much more rewarding. 

 

   However, the movie does stumble on itself quite a view times, constantly reminding the audience about the many arranged girls Kumail goes through, setting aside the whole stand-up career (that though makes sense after your girlfriend's health issues, he is never really seen practicing or innovating as if it's something he actually wants) and simply surrendering to the status quo of happy and predictable endings of what seems to be every singly romance-comedy film. 

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   The photos of real-life couple and relatives wraps up this story, making me wonder how simple a movie can be, with a budget of only $5,000,000 and a plot already established from the actor's life, The Big Sick convinces me it's worth 7.0 out of 10 stones.