Review: "The Big Sick"
Nov. 20th, 2017 02:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebOh my gosh, no fun posts in a long time. So let me tell you a little about my favorite movie of the year: "The Big Sick."
I really like all of the characters (except one heckler) and a lot of the lines. I like the two main characters together. And it's a comedy that's actually funny. The humor is situational and conversational, not toilet humor. Most of the actors are actual comedians who get comic timing.
"I don't really get that."
"I know. I thought I could just start saying something and something smart would come out."
The movie also addresses a lot of themes. It addresses being true to yourself versus honoring your parents/family (when you can't do both simultaneously). I prefer the former, but I can see the appeal of the latter. And it's a little about dealing with hospitals. And racism ("We lost 19 of our best guys that day."), arranged marriage, female Pakistani dress, and Pakistani history.
You may be tempted to skip this one for various reasons. The main characters are liars, they are the type to have sex on a first date, the spoiler in the title sounds depressing, and it's based on a true story. Forget all that--they talk enough to end up communicating well and there are sad bits but it's not at all depressing.
Deb-Bob says, "Two thumbs up!"
I really like all of the characters (except one heckler) and a lot of the lines. I like the two main characters together. And it's a comedy that's actually funny. The humor is situational and conversational, not toilet humor. Most of the actors are actual comedians who get comic timing.
"I don't really get that."
"I know. I thought I could just start saying something and something smart would come out."
The movie also addresses a lot of themes. It addresses being true to yourself versus honoring your parents/family (when you can't do both simultaneously). I prefer the former, but I can see the appeal of the latter. And it's a little about dealing with hospitals. And racism ("We lost 19 of our best guys that day."), arranged marriage, female Pakistani dress, and Pakistani history.
You may be tempted to skip this one for various reasons. The main characters are liars, they are the type to have sex on a first date, the spoiler in the title sounds depressing, and it's based on a true story. Forget all that--they talk enough to end up communicating well and there are sad bits but it's not at all depressing.
Deb-Bob says, "Two thumbs up!"