Aaron Eckhart in the film Thank You for Smoking,
the wittiest flick of 2005, IMHO. "Nick Naylor had been called many things since becoming chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. But until now no one had actually compared him to Satan." They might as well have, though. "Gucci Goebbels," "yuppie Mephistopheles," and "death merchant" are just a few endearments Naylor has earned himself as the tobacco lobby's premier spin doctor. The hero of Thank You for Smoking does of course have his fans. His arguments against the neo-puritanical antismoking trends of the '90s have made him a repeat guest on Larry King, and the granddaddy of Winston-Salem wants him to be the anointed heir. Still, his newfound notoriety has unleashed a deluge of death threats.
Christopher Buckley's satirical gift shines in this hilarious look at the ironies of "personal freedom" and the unbearable smugness of political correctness. Bracing in its cynicism, Thank You for Smoking is a delightful meander off the beaten path of mainstream American ethics. And despite his hypertension-inducing, slander-splattered, morally bankrupt behavior--which leads one Larry King listener to describe him as "lower than whale crap"--you'll find yourself rooting for smoking's mass enabler. --Rebekah Warren
. Aaron Eckhart in the film Thank You for Smoking,
the wittiest flick of 2005, IMHO.
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The movie sucked. Read Buckleys' book if you haven't already.
The left wing Hollyweird whitewash did away with a lot of the satirical portrayal of the Health Nazis as loons.
PS: Trivia question that is not really based in fact but on the public opinion. Let's see if we are thinking the same thing:
Name me one movie that was as good as the book?
Name me one movie that was better than the book?