Friday, October 13, 2006

Thank You for Smoking

Directed by: Jason Reitman
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Sam Elliot, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall...Lots of great cameos too

This one would take ten monkeys with a great sense of humor to hammer out. One of the best movies I've seen in the last two years and easily one of the funniest. Aaron Eckhart's big tobacco lobbyist, Nick Naylor is one of those characters that you just love to hate...At first. A funny thing happened to me at about the midpoint of the film. Despite the fact that Nick is morally bankrupt, I started sympathising with him, then downright cheering for him. Does that mean I am morally bankrupt too? Probably. Does that mean this is a great film? Definately.

Score: 10/12 monkeys

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