Thank You For Smoking looks for laughs in a topic that is (literally) deadly serious. It finds them, and at the same time it also finds meaning.
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04/17/06
Thank You For Smoking (2006)
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Reviews Counted:174
Fresh:149
Rotten:25
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Delightfully unscrupulous characters and searing cynicism prick all sides of the anti-smoking issue with hilarity and intelligence.
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... [More]
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody
Director: Jason Reitman
Reviews for Thank You For Smoking
One of those rare dark,funny films that actually stays true to itself through to the bitter end.
04/17/06
A buzzworthy proclamation about an individual's freedom to choose, even if that choice we make is the wrong one.
04/17/06
Where there's smoke, there's brilliance.
04/17/06
It's been a while since we were last treated to a satire as biting and funny as Thank You for Smoking.
04/16/06
In the end, all the pic has left to peddle is its own amoral cleverness.
04/15/06
delivers a breath of fresh air to the big screen--92 minutes of quality satire
04/15/06
Wryly irreverent, this cynical comedy about a tobacco lobbyist is a merciless smoke screen.
04/15/06
Writer-director Jason Reitman crafted a satire as smooth as a long drag on an excellent Cuban cigar.
04/15/06
Bolstered by outrageous humor, Thank You for Smoking grazes the main players and bystanders discussing national welfare from their own self-interest.
04/14/06
[C]omparable to the great 1940s comedies of Preston Sturges, who took no prisoners while skewering the pompous, the powerful and the corrupt, yet remained utterly nonpartisan.
04/14/06
a comedy both as dark as a black lung and as illuminating as a stadium full of flicked lighters.
04/14/06
As refreshing as a mid-morning cancer-stick break.
04/13/06
...rolls along at a feverish pace, with most of the cast hurling one-liners and bright banter as if they were in a 1930s-style sophisticated comedy.
04/13/06
It is almost as if the plot and character development are nagging afterthoughts, actually getting in the way of the satire.
04/13/06
Writer-director Jason Reitman doesn't just fire killshots at paper targets. He punches up Christopher Buckley's buckshot prose with invigorating ideas and grounded relationships.
04/13/06
Unusually sophisticated -- and frequently hilarious -- satire on spin-doctoring.
04/12/06
a film that knows that when it comes to the American culture wars, there’s enough blame, and humor, to spread around.
04/11/06
Well-made, but it should be harsher: This is mentholated satire that doesn't get into your lungs, much less your bloodstream.
04/11/06
a rare breed of incisive, razor-sharp satire with charming life lessons for the family
04/10/06
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