By Ed Driscoll · March 19, 2006 11:42 AM
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Hollywood, Interrupted
In the New York Sun, James Bowman looks at the new film version of Christopher Buckley's Thank You For Smoking:
Generally, the film is fast-paced and never less than amusing, and as a satire on the public relations "industry," it's very enjoyable. I just think it would have been better if the satire had been given more of an edge, and if Nick had been given a less defensible case - say that of the trial lawyers who shook down the tobacco industry for billions.
Silly James--criticize
trial lawyers? They're but one of
the growing list of subjects that are far too radical for stodgy old Hollywood to even
consider touching.
(Via Armavirumque.)
Update: Don't expect this film to be made by Hollywood anytime soon, either.