In the interests of word economy, and my own entertainment, the title of the blog is easily the biggest understatement in the galaxy. Thanks be to some deity that Miss Holmes is finally going to retire to Tom Cruise's mansion, spend his money (and the rest of her life), making TomKat kittens.
But the worldwide acting community should not grieve; rather, it should consider her performance in "Thank You For Not Smoking" as a graceful exit from life in front of the movie camera. The rest of the cinema-going public, on the other hand, should breathe a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that Katie was bad in last night's film. It's just that she plays such an important character so blandly, that it could have been played by a stand-in on the movie set. Mind you, I remember that Harrison Ford was a carpenter on the set of "Star Wars" when he was asked to stand-in for the 'real' Han Solo who'd gone off to take a leak or something.
But look, enough about Katie. Let's consider the really clever and very funny movie I saw last night. "Thank You For Not Smoking" is a tongue-in-cheek satire of the tobacco industry. Aaron Eckhart (minus the handlebar moustache and ponytail he sported for "Erin Brockovich") plays a lobbyist working for the tobacco industry in Washington DC. The movie centres on his efforts to fly the proverbial flag for the tobacco industry in the face of an anti-smoking public. Operating on the understanding that everything is an argument, not a negotiation, he deftly fields all kinds of negativity and flack from school students, Senators, TV reporters, and even his own son.
The movie is so well written, and with a great ensemble cast (even my favourite psychiatrist from "Law and Order" appears), that the humour plays out really well and you're left wondering how long it will take before the "how many lobbyists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" jokes will start. I mean, the film makes lobbyists out to be the lawyers of the 21st century - and I mean no disrespect to my lawyer readers/friends when I say that.
And in playing the newspaper reporter that tries to charm our leading man, Katie Holmes smiles her crooked smile and flashes her sparkly eyes and bats her sleepy eyelids over and over, in an attempt to belie the fact that there is a vixen lurking underneath. Puh-lease. I couldn't shake the opinion that she rather looked like a newspaper intern who should spend her days counting paperclips in the stationery cupboard or making friends with the coffee percolator, rather than writing serious journalism and seducing Aaron Eckart in her spare time. Bah humbug.
Go and see "Thank You For Not Smoking". Tell them Gab sent you. You might get a free popcorn.
But the worldwide acting community should not grieve; rather, it should consider her performance in "Thank You For Not Smoking" as a graceful exit from life in front of the movie camera. The rest of the cinema-going public, on the other hand, should breathe a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that Katie was bad in last night's film. It's just that she plays such an important character so blandly, that it could have been played by a stand-in on the movie set. Mind you, I remember that Harrison Ford was a carpenter on the set of "Star Wars" when he was asked to stand-in for the 'real' Han Solo who'd gone off to take a leak or something.
But look, enough about Katie. Let's consider the really clever and very funny movie I saw last night. "Thank You For Not Smoking" is a tongue-in-cheek satire of the tobacco industry. Aaron Eckhart (minus the handlebar moustache and ponytail he sported for "Erin Brockovich") plays a lobbyist working for the tobacco industry in Washington DC. The movie centres on his efforts to fly the proverbial flag for the tobacco industry in the face of an anti-smoking public. Operating on the understanding that everything is an argument, not a negotiation, he deftly fields all kinds of negativity and flack from school students, Senators, TV reporters, and even his own son.
The movie is so well written, and with a great ensemble cast (even my favourite psychiatrist from "Law and Order" appears), that the humour plays out really well and you're left wondering how long it will take before the "how many lobbyists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" jokes will start. I mean, the film makes lobbyists out to be the lawyers of the 21st century - and I mean no disrespect to my lawyer readers/friends when I say that.
And in playing the newspaper reporter that tries to charm our leading man, Katie Holmes smiles her crooked smile and flashes her sparkly eyes and bats her sleepy eyelids over and over, in an attempt to belie the fact that there is a vixen lurking underneath. Puh-lease. I couldn't shake the opinion that she rather looked like a newspaper intern who should spend her days counting paperclips in the stationery cupboard or making friends with the coffee percolator, rather than writing serious journalism and seducing Aaron Eckart in her spare time. Bah humbug.
Go and see "Thank You For Not Smoking". Tell them Gab sent you. You might get a free popcorn.
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