Review of Thank You for Smoking (2005) by Kenr — 14 Oct 2020
This slickly produced movie tries hard to seem impartial - with a dig at both sides of the ‘for and against’, health and moral aspects of the cigarette game. While it’s smart (at times maybe too smart for its own good) like the ‘Spin’ Drs themselves, it falls between the impossible task of trying to please everyone (a sure formula for failure, and pleasing no-one).
Performances are mostly good and its rough-edged script is both crude and acerbic. With several perverse situations (there’s not one decent person to be found) making it mostly suitable for those trendy types, who feel they have all the answers to anything.
It’s like an advertiser’s handbook on how to sell everything to people who virtually need nothing – or a politicians guide at how to say everything while committing to nothing.
This review of Thank You for Smoking (2005) was written by Kenr on 14 Oct 2020.
Thank You for Smoking has generally received very positive reviews.
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