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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Thank You for Eckhart
Forgot one movie...
Thank You For Smoking!
Brilliant movie! I forgive it the somewhat plodding first act, which seems somewhere between a PBS documentary and a Gus van Sant movie. Once it picks up the pace and Aaron's character gets swept up in his own shannanigans, you can see the inevitable spiral begin to take place. There are a number of well-written scenes and plot turns that make it a very entertaining film. Is it insightful? Yes. Quite. More than you might think. Reviews made it sound like the film's treatment of this divisive issue would straddle the fence. In fact, it made me almost feel sorry for Aaron's character. A lot of the movie is his discusions with his 10 year old son. Those turn out to be some moving arguments. By the end, I just plain felt angry. Grrr.
Thank You For Smoking!
Brilliant movie! I forgive it the somewhat plodding first act, which seems somewhere between a PBS documentary and a Gus van Sant movie. Once it picks up the pace and Aaron's character gets swept up in his own shannanigans, you can see the inevitable spiral begin to take place. There are a number of well-written scenes and plot turns that make it a very entertaining film. Is it insightful? Yes. Quite. More than you might think. Reviews made it sound like the film's treatment of this divisive issue would straddle the fence. In fact, it made me almost feel sorry for Aaron's character. A lot of the movie is his discusions with his 10 year old son. Those turn out to be some moving arguments. By the end, I just plain felt angry. Grrr.
