Rotten
The picture is obviously a satire, but it has no sharpness, no sense of daring.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Thank You for Smoking
Nick Naylor doesn't hide the truth...he filters it.
2005 · 1h 32m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jason Reitman
Overview
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
Director and cast
- Jason Reitman Director
- Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor
- Maria Bello as Polly Bailey
- Cameron Bright as Joey Naylor
- Adam Brody as Jack
- Sam Elliott as Lorne Lutch
- Katie Holmes as Heather Holloway
- Rob Lowe as Jeff Megall
- William H. Macy as Senator Ortolan Finistirre
- Robert Duvall as The Captain
- David Koechner as Bobby Jay Bliss
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Aiming at all targets and hitting none of them, the movie is as harmless and inconsequential as a candy cigarette.
Jessica Winter, Time Out
Rotten
Even the good lines here last a self-congratulatory beat too long.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
Deliciously nasty, naughty satire.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Reitman, still in his 20s, knows something that many more seasoned directors never figure out: how to make audiences laugh along with a film that's laughing at itself.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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