Intelligent Comedy!!!!
Added 9/20/2009
I loved this movie when I saw it in the theater. Besides being hilarious, this flick is a how to in BSing.
Anyway, the acting was on point, especially Aaron Eckhart, who until I saw him in this film, that I finally took notice. In this film his character Nick Nayler is not a one dimensional character who is just a quick witted, smooth talking, lobbyist, but someone who is also a caring father... Aaron is great in this film.
So, I highly recommend this film for its smart writing, great acting and one of the messages it sends out which I hold dear to my heart...
"Don't be a mindless follower, but instead, think for yourself?"
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Refreshingly intelligent satire
Added 8/31/2009
Aaron Eckhart is fast becoming one of my favorite actors to watch (The Dark Night and Conversations with Other Women both showcase his talent) but my interest started with his excellent portrayal of a lobbyist for the tobacco industry in this great movie.
It's hard to find fault in Thank You For Smoking. It features an intelligent script, sharp and disciplined acting, and smooth yet brisk pacing. There are plenty of laughs, a perfect dose of heart, and a filleting of not only the lobby world, but of government, Hollywood, power, and the gullible American public that is surgically precise. There are no punches pulled here, Eckhart leads a brilliant cast of actors and Thank You For Smoking is easily one of the best satire comedies I have seen in a long time. When you look at how much praise Tropic Thunder got for trying (unsuccessfully) to pull off the same skewering satire, it should make you appreciate a gem like TYFS that much more. This is highly recommended.
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Awesome movie!
Added 7/11/2009
This movie is great. It's hilarious with a very cynical tone throughout the movie. The negotiating and reasoning is great, will teach you how to deal with people.
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Thank you for Buying
Added 7/7/2009
This movie is a hilarious parody of everything it touches; Political lobbies, Hollywood, and most of all the American homeowner, trying to pay the mortgage.
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Spin is the message, not anti-tobacco
Added 5/30/2009
You might mistake this for an anti-smoking propaganda movie, and there is just a little of that. But this is really about modern spin and how it's taken over every issue in society, making it difficult to filter out fact from fiction. This is unexpectedly entertaining.
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Intelligent Comedy!!!!
Added 9/20/2009
I loved this movie when I saw it in the theater. Besides being hilarious, this flick is a how to in BSing.
Anyway, the acting was on point, especially Aaron Eckhart, who until I saw him in this film, that I finally took notice. In this film his character Nick Nayler is not a one dimensional character who is just a quick witted, smooth talking, lobbyist, but someone who is also a caring father... Aaron is great in this film.
So, I highly recommend this film for its smart writing, great acting and one of the messages it sends out which I hold dear to my heart...
"Don't be a mindless follower, but instead, think for yourself?"
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Refreshingly intelligent satire
Added 8/31/2009
Aaron Eckhart is fast becoming one of my favorite actors to watch (The Dark Night and Conversations with Other Women both showcase his talent) but my interest started with his excellent portrayal of a lobbyist for the tobacco industry in this great movie.
It's hard to find fault in Thank You For Smoking. It features an intelligent script, sharp and disciplined acting, and smooth yet brisk pacing. There are plenty of laughs, a perfect dose of heart, and a filleting of not only the lobby world, but of government, Hollywood, power, and the gullible American public that is surgically precise. There are no punches pulled here, Eckhart leads a brilliant cast of actors and Thank You For Smoking is easily one of the best satire comedies I have seen in a long time. When you look at how much praise Tropic Thunder got for trying (unsuccessfully) to pull off the same skewering satire, it should make you appreciate a gem like TYFS that much more. This is highly recommended.
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Awesome movie!
Added 7/11/2009
This movie is great. It's hilarious with a very cynical tone throughout the movie. The negotiating and reasoning is great, will teach you how to deal with people.
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