Alien at the Movies

This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.

It''s humor in the midst of tragedy as a young Pakistani man (Kumail Nanjiai) struggles with living in America as part of Muslim family. Cultural differences & relationships are explored as this want-to-be standup comedian meets & falls for a girl named Emily (Zoe Kazan) with whom his family would not approve. Things get awkwardly tense & funny when she must be put under a medically induced coma because of an unknown infection. Ray Romano & Holly Hunter play Emily's parents.  It's a very funny romantic comedy & a hard-to-believe true story, but it was written by Nanjiani & his real life wife Emily Gordon. Kazan gives a standout performance balancing Nanjiani's low-keyed delivery.

Alien gives it 3 "whooped interjection" stars out of 4.