Inspired by events early in the relationship between Pakistani born comic Kumail Nanjiani and his North Carolina born wife Emily, who co-wrote the screenplay together, The Big Sick is an unusually smart, even effecting comedy, and doubtless one of the best films of the year. Directed by the actor Michael Showalter and produced by Judd Apatow, this film has all the heart and wit of the latters best work, but is far below its median in terms of crudity. After having a fight and breaking up over Kumail's unwillingness to tell his very traditional Pakistani parents that he is dating a white girl, Emily (Zoe Kazan, adorable) falls into a coma, leaving Kumail to help guide her parents (perfectly cast Holly Hunter and Ray Romano) through this very trying situation. While there is obviously an air of While You Were Sleeping about the proceedings, The Big Sick is far from shy on its own merits. Nanjiani is a revelation, funny, a really sweet seeming guy, I only hope he can find or create more film properties worthy of him. A real treat of a film. ****
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