There's a few really great things going on in The Big Sick that just make you smile. Let's start with the obvious, we need more Asian-American stories in American cinema. South Asian men like Kumail Nanjiani and Aziz Ansari have broken the white stranglehold on rom-coms. Kumail is a fully developed character who must navigate his own heritage and underlying racism to get the girl. I think part of the reason the film lands so well with the audience is that it is based on a real, honest, autobiographical story. It is believable because it is never trying to simply make a statement. It's not a soapbox movie about racism, it's a love story. Kumail is likable, relatable, desirable--so the audience easily empathizes with him. The movie is intelligent and it brings freshness to the rather staid genre. It is rounded out by excellent performances from Holly Hunter and Ray Romano (it's nice to see him again).
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