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06/24/06
Thank You For Smoking (2006)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 174 Fresh: 150 Rotten:24 Average Rating: 7.4/10
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Delightfully unscrupulous characters and searing cynicism prick all sides of the anti-smoking issue with hilarity and intelligence.
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Theatrical Release: 16-06-2006
Synopsis: Jason Reitman has learned well. The son of director-producer Ivan Reitman (STRIPES, GHOSTBUSTERS) makes a strong impact with his debut feature film, the hysterical THANK YOU FOR SMOKING. Based on the wry novel by Christopher Buckley, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING is set in the fascinating world of... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott
Director: Jason Reitman
Screenwriter: Jason Reitman
Producer: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Mark Woolway
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Screenwriter: Jason Reitman
Producer: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Mark Woolway
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Reviews
Aiming at all targets and hitting none of them, the movie is as harmless and inconsequential as a candy cigarette.
06/24/06
Top Critic
There's enough bite in the dialogue and performances to provoke a hacking cough of approval, and the laugh-out-loud moments are many, not least in scenes featuring Rob Lowe's unctuous Hollywood agent.
06/24/06
Top Critic
Structural scrappiness aside, it remains a laudably amoral and superbly caustic comedy for those who like their satire strong and unfiltered.
06/24/06
Top Critic
Perhaps the film's greatest success is in its ability to have us fall so madly in love with such a morally reprehensible lead character.
06/24/06
Enjoyable satire with a sharp script and strong performances, though it's not quite focussed enough to really stick the knife in.
06/17/06
As a clear-eyed dissection of the dirty business of public relations, where "if you argue correctly, you're never wrong", it is pretty much peerless.
05/23/06
Top Critic
Superb acting and a willingness to be completely politically incorrect make the film work brilliantly.
05/06/06
played so amiably that you barely notice how prickly its barbs are until they have dug right in.
08/10/07
Leave your preconceptions at the door, prepare for your favourite causes to be skewered, and enjoy. This is one fun movie.
07/17/07
Reveling in politically incorrect humor, Reitman takes no prisoners in his debut feature that tackles everything from political hypocrisy to baby seals.
07/10/07
The rare film that stays within itself, mocking its obvious targets with the cool insouciance of mentholated tobacco.
02/22/07
... a real-life comedic drama that doesn't preach so much as it encourages you to think for yourself lest you be bamboozled like the rest of the flock.
01/28/07
Thank You for Smoking scarcely seems able to recognize a character trait, let alone develop it.
11/11/06
Pocas cosas son más estimulantes para un cinéfilo que encontrar diálogo inteligente y fluido en una obra cinematográfica. Es como el buen vino para el catador. Thank You For Smoking lo tiene en abundancia.
11/02/06
The film clearly - and repeatedly - hammers home the point that in our culture, any viewpoint can be defended with the right tactics, regardless of truth or ethics.
11/02/06
Una sátira inteligente, oportuna, ambigua y bien actuada, pero mucho menos graciosa y menos polémica de lo que prometía.
10/26/06
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