director Showalter does a beautiful job of twining Nanjiani and Romano's similar slump-you smile at what a perfect almost-father and son they already are... we thought we were watching a Judd Apatow film
"The Big Sick" follows the familiar beats of a romantic comedy right up to its sentimental ending. "The Big Sick" applies its formula to proving that - in spite of this couple's very different origins - the nature of their bond is universal