Thank You for Smoking Reviews

This is a funny, amazing film filled with political messages on the corrupt reality of lobbyists that are defending cigarrette smoking.

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This is Jason Reitman's first movie and until now (considering 'Juno', 'Up in the air' and 'Young Adult'), it is his best one, in my opinion. I don't know about 'Juno' but back in 2007 , it was a huge success, the biggest indie feature of the year, nominated for several Academy Awards. For Roger Ebert, it was even the best movie of the year. However, even though I did like it, I didn't think it was that mind-blowing. The main thing that bothered me were the dialogs which were in fact too elaborate in my opinion. I mean, if Juno was so smart, how did she end up being knocked up? Personally, I prefer Jason Reitman's previous directing effort. The story was fascinating, the acting was top-notch and the directing was very competent. Furthermore, there was some impressive black humor but the movie never became shallow whatsoever and there was definitely some food for thought. It is yet another example that Aaron Eckhart is one of the most underrated actors at work nowadays and it is also the example that Katie Holmes, before she met Tom Cruise and became a tabloid phenomenon, had the potential to become a fine actress. Eventually, it is not a movie about the pros and cons of smoking, not at all, it is a movie about lobbyists, people who are basically selling ideas, morals and ethics and they can be pretty ruthless. The juxtaposition between the main character's work as a spokesman and his kid that he is trying to raise was also quite brilliant. To conclude, I really enjoyed this flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

Funny, smart and fascinating. Aaron Eckhart is a God :D

Some fathers are Firemen, some fathers are Policemen, a few fathers are Spin-Doctors. This movie is the tale of one spin-doctor, Nick Naylor, spokesperson for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. As many in the PR/advertising industry have found, the harder the challenge the move ingenious and talented the players become. Nick is at the top of his game, but has to tackle changing public opinion, cancer kid, dying smokers and members of the Senate. This movie isn’t just about smoking, it is about how marketing and advertising work. But don’t let the subject matter put you off watching this movie; it is well paced with enough character building to make you warm to all the various characters, there is a little humour and some excitement too. You may actually finish watching the movie really liking the lead character, because at the heart of this movie is the very true statement that you cannot trust what you are being told in the media; you need to check the facts, develop your own opinion. Sadly few have time or the inclination to do so, so you will have to trust me, it’s a good movie!

''The message Hollywood needs to send out is 'Smoking Is Cool!'''

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.

Aaron Eckhart: Nick Naylor

Thank you for Smoking was a lovely, wonderful surprise for me. Wasn't sure what to expect with this black comedy, and thankfully Thank you for Smoking didn't disappoint. Aaron Eckhart and Katie Holmes together on screen feels good, it feels like an echo of Dark Knight. But dreaming aside this is a very clever piece. It doesn't demote smoking rather it seemingly promotes the action, which seems controversial. As the film progresses we begin to wonder what the films purpose. Said purpose being that it's an evolution of ideas and characters revolving around the medium of smoking.

The aspects come across as a palette of colours. One hand we have a shady dark green which represents greed, red representing struggle and black showing a deathly conclusion. As the characters clash and interact we really feel ourselves bonding, especially to Aaron Eckhart's Nick Naylor. Nick becomes the center of our world, the anchor in which we experience scenarios and events with. Pleasingly as the middle looms, everything starts to fall apart for Nick and for his cause, Smoking. Which pretty much is the point, smoking is a dying pass-time, a relic of the past, an obsolete cancer. Yet for all its vices, it's not as bad as some things, which again beckons the magicalduality flip side of Thank you for smoking.
Cameron Bright as Joey Naylor, Nicks son, provides some awesome dialogue with Aaron. As does the rest of the cast, such as J.K. Simmons, Maria Bello, Rob Lowe and William H. Macy as a Senator.

''Robin Williger. He is a 15 year old freshman from Racine, Wisconsin. He enjoys studying history; he's on the debate team. Robin's future looked very, very bright. But recently he was diagnosed with cancer, a very tough kind of cancer. Robin tells me he has quit smoking, though, and he no longer thinks that cigarettes are cool.''

What Thank you for Smoking also provides us is an impressive blended score, crisp visuals, and most importantly clever surreal sequences that are genuinely captured and executed in dazzling composite ways. All these factors help get across the condemning of smoking, and the defense of its failings. As we come to the crunch, with a breath taking court case we come to what Thank you for Smoking is really about. It's a story not just about smoking but one in which a single man stands up for a cause, and for himself, and doesn't relent. A witty, persuasive master of spin and of twisting aspects, yet at the same time, speaking truth.

Overall, whether it be cheese, cars, aeroplanes that kill...smoking is something else that kills. Thank you for Smoking teaches us a very important lesson, and that lesson is indeed smoking is wrong but to stop people having free will and to stop people having a choice, is where democracy ends. So much money is made from smoking, so much from death, by the time we reach the conclusion, it's a clever twist of fate in which freedom isn't always risk free. We can't remove history but boy we can learn from it for a brighter future. Aaron Eckhart's narration and dialogue gets this message across all too well. Thank you for Smoking is a successful spin of entertainment and cleverness, which hits home with an important issue.

''That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.''

I didn't think much of the adverts for this film when it came on to Sky Movies but the boredom of being unemployed was enough for me to give it a try.

I was thoroughly impressed though. It was nothing like I imagined it and every point made was worthy of recognition. As stated already, Naylor is definitely a hero in noctine armour.

Aaron Eckhart's performance was fantastic. I am now looking forward to seeing him as Harvey Two-Face!

Thank you for Smoking was a surprise gem that has a unique approach to combining humor and real world issues at the expense of the "good guys." Aaron Eckhart brought life to the argument with his well versed dialogue and a persuasiveness that made me understand why Big Tobacco is so successful. A must see.

Jason Reitman der bei diesem Film sowohl für Regie als auch für das Drehbuch verantwortlich zeichnet, gelingt es auf humorvolle überzeichnende Art die Coporate Culture amerikanischer Konzerne auf die Schaufel zu nehmen. Unterstützt wird er dabei von einem bis in die kleinste Nebenrolle hervorragend besetzten Schauspielerensemble. Vor allem Aaron Eckhart als schleimiger Lobbyist kann überzeugen. Die Story bietet zwar keine neuen oder schockierenden Einblicke in die Arbeit der Tabakindustrie, aber sie ist als Ganzes stimmig und unterhaltsam. Alles in Allem ist der Film eine kleine nette Komödie in der Tradition von „Wag the Dog“ Aufgrund der eher unbekannten Darsteller (von der Masse aus gesehen) und der Art des Filmes bleibt er jedoch einem interessierten Nischenpublikum vorbehalten.