Thank You for Smoking (Widescreen Edition) DVD (Region 1)

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7.7	Listal rating

Manufacturer : 20th Century Fox
Release date : 3 October 2006
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 0024543255048
UPC : 024543255048

Comedy (7), Rob Lowe (3), Katie Holmes (3), Maria Bello (3), Adam Brody (3), Aaron Eckhart (3), Satire (3), J.K. Simmons (2), Dark Comedy (2), Robert Duvall (2), 2005 (2), DVD (2), 2006 (1), William H. Macy (1), Sam Elliott (1), Drama (1), 2000's (1), Cameron Bright (1), David Koechner (1), Todd Louiso (1)

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DescriptionWARNING: Thank You For Smoking "just might make you laugh your head off!" (MAXIM). Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a sexy, charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath Description
WARNING: Thank You For Smoking "just might make you laugh your head off!" (MAXIM). Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a sexy, charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator (William H. Macy) bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test. As Nick says, "If you want an easy job, go work for the Red Cross."

As the saying goes, Aaron Eckhart was born to play Nick Naylor, the 30-something "voice of Big Tobacco" in this brazen satire of corporate profits and what lobbyists will do to protect them. Right from the opening, Eckhart is in spin mode, turning the tables on a popular talk show when he states health officials want a young teen stricken by cancer to die more than big tobacco does, since the boy would be a martyr to them, but only a single lost customer to the industry. Audiences gasp, panelists guffaw, and the kid happily shakes Nick's hand. The Academy of Tobacco Studies has a colorful array of folks surrounding Nick, including his cantankerous boss (J.K. Simmons) and the Colonel (Robert Duvall), tobacco's undisputed leader. His closet friends are lobbyists for guns (David Koechner) and alcohol (Maria Bello) who discuss their odd businesses over regular lunches, but when a cutie-pie reporter (Katie Holmes) swings into Nick's life, things begin to unravel. Based on Christopher Buckley's even more outlandish novel, Thank You for Smoking is a bright light for the filmgoer tired of gutless films formulated by committee, and first-time filmmaker Jason Reitman has expertly cast the film, which includes deft turns by William H. Macy and Sam Elliot. Nick's son, a throwaway in the novel, becomes a major influence here in Nick's development and a key student of Naylorisms such as, "If you argue correctly, then you're never wrong," though a father and son trip to Hollywood to visit an uber agent (Rob Lowe at his most suave) demonstrates how the inclusion of the son both helps and hurts the film. Book fans will miss the wicked plot turn, but the final result is a sharp and smart comedy deserving of a long, savory drag. --Doug Thomas

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Ratings of Thank You for Smoking (Widescreen Edition)

7.7/10
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Saber

A pretty funny, clever movie.

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 11 18:25

The title tells it all. Thank You For Smoking! The story follows Nick, the most famous cigarette salesman in the business. As he says, he gets "paid to talk." Talk he does, putting his own spin on everything that threatens him or his company in the slightest. He even turns a child with lung cancer on a talk show against the very people who brought him there to speak against cigarettes. But, Nick soon begins to question himself as things begin to pile up.

Direction was very good and stylish. It wasn't stand up and clap funny, nor was it laugh out loud hilarious. It was a movie that basically wowed you with it's script and portrayal of media, companies and people themselves. The movie made me wish I could spin lies just as good as Mr.Nailer can.

Rating : 8/10

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Scott Kuhl

Overhyped

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 15 0:30

Box claims the movie is the funiest since 40 Year Old Virgin. Was this movie released the day after the 40 Year Old Virgin? There are some good scenes and one liner's, but overall not that great.

Rating : 4/10