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06/24/06
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Thank You For Smoking (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 174
Fresh: 150
Rotten:24
Average Rating: 7.4/10
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 the wry novel by Christopher Buckley,... [More]
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody
Director: Jason Reitman
Reviews for Thank You For Smoking
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
Latest News for Thank You For Smoking
May 07, 2008:
Buckley's Boomsday Getting Film Treatment 
Ron Bass is adapting Boomsday, a satirical novel by Thank You for Smoking author Christopher Buckley, for GreeneStreet Films and Das Films. More...
March 26, 2008:
Jason Reitman Knows How to Sell Movie Tickets
Juno director Jason Reitman may have an Oscar nomination under his belt, but establishment success hasn't spoiled his taste for subversive fun. More...
December 06, 2007:
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New Line hopes to breathe some life into the North American box office with the launch of its pricey adventure film The Golden Compass which stands as the frame's only new wide... More...
May 14, 2007:
Maria Bello to Replace Rachel Weisz in "Mummy 3"
A few weeks back I expressed some skepticism that Universal would re-cast Rachel Weisz's "Mummy" role with a new actress. Looks like I was wrong. More...
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THANK YOU FOR SMOKING offers yet another reason to love/hate actor Aaron Eckhart!!!
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