86
Metascore
47 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerIt’s a perfect marriage of direction, performances, and writing, the kind of comedy that people eagerly wait for. Its solutions aren’t easy, and its paths unusual, but it’s a love story that completely earns its emotional peaks, and the kind of comedy that makes you wish every single one of them were this great.
- 90ScreenCrushMatt SingerScreenCrushMatt SingerOne of the best things about The Big Sick is that the obstacles facing this relationship are real and relatable. It’s a funny movie, but it’s about really serious stuff.
- 90VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireComedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon mine their personal history for laughs, heartache, and hard-earned insight in The Big Sick, a film that’s by turns romantic, rueful, and hilarious.
- 83The PlaylistNoel MurrayThe PlaylistNoel MurrayThere’s a certain flat indie artlessness to “The Big Sick,” but it’d be shortsighted to discount how well-written and well-acted it is. This is a very funny movie, yet always plausibly so—never throwing in jokes just for the sake of a laugh.
- 83The Film StageDan MeccaThe Film StageDan MeccaMostly funny and sometimes heart-wrenching, Showwalter, Nanjiani, and Gordon collaborate comfortably, finding laughs in the more dire moments.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA funny and tender drawn-from-life love story.
- 80Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganAll of The Big Sick’s power has gone into its script and performances.
- 80Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriFor the vast majority of its running time, The Big Sick astutely pulls you between the twin poles of agony and glee.
- Infused with honesty and authenticity, Michael Showalter’s crowd-pleaser is an instantly winning heart-stealer and a superbly well-timed story of culture clash that resolves into a lovely tale of mutual understanding and acceptance.