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: 20th Century Fox
: Comedies, Independent, Black Comedy, Political Satire
: 91 min.
: English, Spanish
: English, Spanish, French
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The directorial debut from Jason Reitman, the media satire Thank You for Smoking stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick, a man who has turned spinning news and information into a successful career for the tobacco lobby. He plots strategies with his colleagues (Maria Bello and David Koechner) on how to make other dangerous products more appealing to the American public. Nick ends up going to Hollywood with his young son (Cameron Bright) in order to get a movie producer to include characters smoking in his newest film. Nick is kidnapped by a vigilante group concerned about the harmful nature of his product. The cast includes William H. Macy as a Senator who runs on a strong anti-tobacco position, Rob Lowe as the Hollywood bigwig, and Robert Duvall as the king of the tobacco industry. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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Thank You for Smoking, starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall, Katie Holmes, Sam Elliott and Rob Lowe, is "a decidedly non-PC slash-and-burn satire of social politics, media exploitation and the culture of spin," writes Sean Axmaker, introducing his conversation with Jason Reitman about his feature debut. Full article >>
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| Libertarian tainted comedy
by shiftless
January 14, 2008 - 1:00 PM PST
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| I didn't read the book, so I can't say it was better than the movie, but I enjoyed the writing in this movie very much. This isn't, for the most part, a spontaneous laugh out loud kind of comedy. It certainly is funny but it's more of a cerebral humor, where you smile, and think in your head "yes, that was good" rather than actually laugh. Some, like me, may not appreciate the conservative Libertarian slant on things (government intervention is always bad, personal responsibility/choice is everything, lack of funding for education be damned, not to mention corporate propaganda/lies), but they pretty much skewer everyone in this film and it's quite fun. In fact, I found it validating that the only part of this movie that fails is their attempt to make the government figure a villain. Despite the dry description of the plot in the database, this is still one of the best comedies I've seen in a looong while. Highly recommended! |
| Smoke but no FIre
by DWeissberg
December 13, 2006 - 10:31 AM PST
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6 out of 6 members found this review helpful
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| I know its cliche to mention 'the book was better than the movie' but 'Thank You....' (the movie) reminded me of 'The Devil Wears Prada'. You have this great book, great story line, and a great villian with lots of wit and bite and only to be watereddown by various studio hands watered to the point of having a very weak, predictable story wrapped around one great, very soundbite-worthy character (Meryl Streep in 'Prada's') case. What winds up happening, in both cases, is that you pretty much see the best dialogue in the trailer, and in the movie itself only small bit more, leaving you hungering for more scenes from them only to feel somewhat unsastified by the end. I really wanted to like this and Aaron is great but again, if you seen the trailer you've seen it all. |
| Warm but Not Smokin'
by talltale
September 27, 2006 - 9:11 AM PDT
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4 out of 6 members found this review helpful
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| Funny, if obvious, and very well-acted by lead Aaron Eckhart, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING is pretty much what you will expect. Which means that it will not disappoint. If its satire sometimes lacks bite, certain elements work wonderfully: the Merchants of Death sequences, with Eckhart, Maria Bello and David Koechner are on-the-mark--funny, surprising, even shocking--while Robert Duval, William H. Macy and J.K. Simmons provide their usual class and smarts. Only Cameron Bright as Eckhart's son lacks the spark and off-the-cuff naturalness that ought to be present. (Bright was much creepier in the nitwit "Birth" and much better in the terrific "Running Scared"). Unfortunately for moviemakers who want to mix politics and satire, given the intelligence and interest level of dumb America, there just isn't much of an audience for this kind of film. Guess we might as well all rush off to see "Jackass Two"--which, in its first weekend, out-grossed the entire theatrical-run of "Smoking." |
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