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economist sunjsuntribune entertainment saturday march 25 2006 15 reitmans kid hits home run with first outing thank you for smoking starring aaron eckhart katie holmes and rob lowe written and directed by jason reitman the son of famed producer ivan reti- men ghostbusters has swatted his first major feature right out of the park jason reitmans brilliantly funny and subversive thank you for smoking is a gentler but effective companion piece to bowling for columbine and a direct slarri against lobbyists and corporate united states the tone and script are right on mr eckhart plays nick naylor a tobacco spinmeister who not only has no problem selling his product to an addict ed populace but loves the challenge and the payoff knowing he is more clever than the next guy at convincing the world smoking is a viable lifestyle its all in the wording he tells his anne brodie on movies young son if you make the right argu ment youre always right and darn it if he isnt clever enough to make us admire him until we come to our senses the tobacco companies he represents are about to launch an antismoking campaign directed at kids with the provi so ifs not too successful he spearheads a campaign to get hol lywood smoking onscreen again he also convinces the former marl boro man now dying of lung cancer to sue and hand the money back in a com plicated gesture of good faith he meets hollywood producer mr lowe who is even more skilled at spin than he is naylors awestruck their new tack is a licence to print money product placement cigarettes cigars pipes sexy stars smoking a reporter ms holmes comes for ward to unveil the powerful world of tobacco lobbyists but shes no angel putting her integrity on the line by entering into an affair with naylor who is the subject of her piece what makes the film palatable is its wicked humour the script is breath taking and the performances are confi dent and supple the only weak link is ms holmes shes not skilled enough for this brainy outing i 8 w jci is c2 i c ci u s sf a to gb3htm your favourite brands in a new experience iadjmish welcome to beauty boutique at hwy 7 warden ave shoppers drug mart where you can shop for a wide range of prestige brands such as lancome biotherm and shiseido explore touch and feel products at your leisure or ask one of our professional beauty experts to help find the right colours or brands lancome rjizaldctn guerlain red earth ttf jel do kj smasnoox bofherm larins par s hoppers drug mart highway 7 warden ave now open 1 mllpjhfc toi a a a all the information you need to know latest provincial test results trustee contact information full list of addresses phone numbers yorkre gioncicom it clicks home