Harshit Personally, one of the most amazing movies I've watched. It is a light movie which sends out a very powerful message. It not just mocks the government's failed attempts against tobacco and shows strategies used by MNCs but also focuses on parenthood. It is shown how society imposes its rules over the kids from a very young age instead of telling them all possible pros and cons of the topic in question and letting them decide for themselves. It portrays how a parent must let the kids to think instead of forcing prejudices. It shows the real face of modern day media and corporations. The psychological tricks used in advertising to convince the customers is mocked as well. The actors have played their part perfectly. Not to mention the soundtrack is amazing.

nicholaschambless The movie Thank You for Smoking is focused around the life of a man named Nick Naylor who is big tobaccos chief lobbyist. Aaron Eckhart does a great job of portraying the silver tongued lobbyist Nick Naylor who is an extremely charismatic man who has enough charisma o convince the entire nation to pick up the habit of smoking. Naylor's job is to help maintain the reputation of tobacco companies and keep cigarettes in the mouth of the greater American public. The movie was created as a satire trying to show the ludicrous dealings and operations of big tobacco companies. There are scenes in which the shady dealings of these companies are shown to the audience in a hilarious manor. Such as when Naylor uses a large amount of money to bribe an individual from testifying that his cancer was brought on by his use of tobacco, this scene showed audiences the amount of money that big tobacco has puts them in a greater position of power in which they can easily manipulate things into their favor. Naylor's closest friends consist of two individuals, one being Polly Bailey a representative of the alcohol industry and the other being Bobby Jay Bliss a representative of the fire arm industry. Together the collective call themselves the merchants of death and they pride themselves over how many deaths the industry they represent rack up. In one of the more ironic scenes of the movie Naylor gets kidnapped by individuals who want him to speak out against the tobacco companies, so as a method of torture they begin pacing multiple nicotine patches on Naylor, they placed so many patches that Naylor had a near death experience. The only thing that kept Naylor alive was the fact that he was a cigarette smoker so his body was already used to the immense amount of nicotine that he was dosed with. Towards the end of the movie there is a funny scene in which the three of them are all arguing over which ones industry accumulates the highest death tool within the year, and Naylor brags about how the smoking industry is related to more deaths than fire arm use and alcohol consumption. This movie does a great job of informing the audience of the effects of tobacco use in a very comedic way that's so natural to the story progression that most individuals who watch this film won't even realize that they are gaining this information. This is why the movie is so effective in its purpose to inform and yet entertain the audience. The film never feels too pushy on the audience with its underlying message of trying to get current smokers to quit and to get people informed about the unfair tactics employed by big tobacco companies.

TheBlueHairedLawyer Alright, I've noticed several reviews that discuss the bad effects of smoking rather than the quality of the movie itself. I'm not going to get into that; I know smokers who are happy with their lifestyle and aren't sick and they've been smoking for years. I also know smokers who have gotten cancer. There may never be a right or wrong and I won't waste your time getting into all that.This movie is a laugh-riot, with very minimal crude humor and a look at the point of view of a spokesperson for tobacco. Nick lives a wealthy life money-wise, but standing up in favor of tobacco has cost him his marriage, many friendships, the respect of people nationwide and if he isn't careful, his career might also cost him his twelve-year-old son, who is conflicted between the anti-smoking propaganda at his school, and the information from his father. He has to decide which is more important, his family or his job.This is not an environmental hippie propaganda crud movie, which made me ecstatic since I love polluting things on purpose. It was nice to find a movie that explained both sides of the matter. Although it sort of shows the tobacco corporation in a bad light, Nick is not an "evil businessman monster", h truly does care about his son although taking Joey on a business trip to Big Tobacco likely wasn't the best idea, nor was the comedic parent-teacher scene. The real sleazeball in this movie is Brad, Joey's step-dad.If you're a smoker, don't worry, this movie doesn't shove all that anti-smoking crud down your throat; anything anti-smoking related in it is no different than what you see on those cigarette packages. I will warn that if you don't have a sense of humor with this type of movie, or if you don't enjoy movies like Silkwood, A Civil Action or The Insider, you may find yourself bored or annoyed at the movie.I highly recommend Thank You For Smoking. The acting for the most part is really good, the soundtrack is great and the plot is original. Definitely worth seeing at least once.

bowmanblue 'Thank You For Smoking' couldn't be an easy film to sell. It basically tells a lot of people (possibly smokers!) what they don't want to hear, while, at the same time, making that smug smile that only NON-smokers wear, just that little bit more hard to take.However, despite trying to offend most people, it actually works. It's a clever and subtle form of humour which is completely devoid of any (American) 'pie jokes.' It features a great ensemble cast and none one of which lets the side down. It's hard to pick a favourite among so many. You just have to put them all together and let them get on with it (maybe Row Lowe steals every scene?).If you're in the mood for something a little bit more satirical, then give this a go - living proof that Americans DO understand satire just as much as us Brits.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/