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I just got back from seeing “Thank you for Smoking”.  It had an all star cast including Aaron Eckhart, William H. Macy, and Katie Holmes.  This dark comedy will tickle your political and social funny bone as it pokes fun at the Tobacco industry’s PR division. 

 

Along side his two best friends gun lobbyist Bobby Jay Bliss, played by David Koechner, and alcohol lobbyist Polly Bailey, played by Maria Bello, Nick Nayler (Eckhart) spins their despicable products into a more favorable light.

 

The movie follows several weeks in Nayler’s life as he befriends a teenage cancer patient, pays off the dying Marlboro man and spills his guts to an attractive reporter (Katie Holmes) all the while trying to get closer to his son Joey played by Cameron Bright.

 

I don’t want to give away too much of this fantastic movie because I think you should all see it for yourselves, but I must say that the performances of all the actors in this film were exceptional.  I was extremely taken with Eckhart’s character who, by the end of the film even I, a raving anti smoking activist…hehe…was feeling sorry for. 

 

William H. Macy was as always amazing and Katie Holmes surprisingly was alright.  I find she usually plays the same boring character in her films, but she managed to break out of the mold in Thank You For Smoking and for that I commend her.

 

I have to admit one of the main reasons I went to see this movie was because of the controversy surrounding the sex scene that mysteriously vanished from the movie’s film festival screening.  I was hoping to see some racy naked Katie Holmes sex scenes, and would have walked out of the theater in anger (there was NO NUDITY!) if it wasn’t for the hilarious writing and acting.  I can’t think of any reason why the crazy Tom Cruise would have a problem with the sex scenes involving Katie because they’re soooo G rated…well, maybe PG 13.  Maybe it really was an accident?

 

Anyway, go see this movie that everyone can enjoy!

 

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