Thank You For Smoking

Year: 2006

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Reitman

Review

well-written and well-directed comedy about a man (eckhart) who is a lobbyist for big tobacco. he’s hated by all, but insists he is just a voice for the voiceless. it’s all done in a simultaneously humorous and thoughtful way. by the film’s end we almost agree that there isn’t all that much wrong with cigarettes relative to, say, cheddar cheese or automobiles (both of which can also kill people). it has a stylistic flair that helps keep the film fresh and watchable.

Watched in theater