May 06, 2006

Thank you for Smoking - 4 stars

Thank you for Smoking was a very nice surprise. The movie was fresh, creative, well acted, and well written. Rob Lowe is a treat as the eccentric Los Angeles movie exec. Katie Holmes was acceptable, although I kept waiting for her to bear her breasts. Rumor has it that nut-job Tom Cruise had the scene pulled.

Writer/director Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, did a great job illustrating the slime that is lobbying and politics. The tobbaco lobbyist is able to manipulate everyone and villianize the sweet William H. Macy who plays a Senator from Vermont.

A good watch for anyone.

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