"Thank You for Smoking" is a satirical comedy directed by Christine Jeffs. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, a cigarette lobbyist and part-time father. Throughout the film, Naylor struggles to balance the message of his carer and the influence he is having on his son. This film features mostly situational humor and it works. I found it very funny and noticed myself laughing a lot. Concepts such as, "Smoking saved my life," cracked me up. Anyone in the mood for a comedy with a plot that doesn't bore you to death and isn't completely offensive should turn on Thank You for Smoking.
Wish you wrote a longer review but "Thank You For Smoking" is one of these rare smart comedies that truly challenges the view. Also paints a satirical picture of people and how easy it is to win an argument. This movie should get little more credit from people but still holds up as fun and education comedy.
ReplyDeleteSatire is an essential key in comedy types. It takes everyday issues and molds them into something very humorous. Thank You for Smoking was very humorous in the aspect that it made you think about how ridiculous tobacco companies are and the propoganda used. My only critic is that I too wish this review was longer and you gave your personal opinion on the issues of smoking.
ReplyDeleteI love your format of your blogs however, i feel that they are a bit short and is missing key analysis such as how perceived the actors and how you felt the director did.
ReplyDeleteAll three of the comments were on point in mentioning the length of the review. Way too short. As I reread the review, I thought about how easy it would be for the comments to be longer than the review...
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