i went to see thank you for smoking today, and i really liked it. the movie has several laugh-out-loud moments and is a clever take on the world of lobbying. my friend a. might not like the movie because it does somewhat show the evil side of big tobacco, but since i happen to share the view that cigarette companies are a little evil, i had no moral objections.
the movie did have one interesting statement that stood out. the main character, lobbyist nick naylor, played by aaron eckhart, says something to this effect to his son: "the beauty of an argument is that if you argue correctly, you're never wrong." i loved the dialogue because it truly distills the idea of spin and politicking in today's world.
i liked eckhart and william h. macy, who portrays a vermont senator trying to change the labeling on cigarette boxes. both play their characters believably and are funny as well. but, i wasn't too crazy about katie holmes. first, i will never be able to disconnect her from the brainwashed pregnant bimbette to tom cruise's desperate middle-age mania. and second, she still suffers from the joey potter head-shaking syndrome. on the creek, holmes' only mode of acting was a constant shake of the head will every word. it drove me crazy then and it's driving me crazy now. and finally, rob lowe, who is just so funny in one scene that everyone in the theater was laughing. anyways, go see the movie, it's a good time.
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