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Maritime Q-Scout · 07-07-2006, 03:39 PM

I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen this movie? It's the best comedy since Office Space, in my opinion.

If you like double-talk, rhetoric, debating, and the occasional offensive joke then this is the movie for you

All in all I thought it was a great satire that showed how a tobacco lobbiest can sleep at night. I could really identify as it was as if the writers of the movie spent time with my undergrad debating society. I thought the ending was great (not what I expected anyway), and they showed exactly how spin doctoring works.

And then there's the humour, if you've got a dark sense of humour you'll love this movie (I cried at one point, keeled over several times)

Anyone else see it?

JiriHrdina · 07-07-2006, 03:40 PM

Yup and I enjoyed it a lot. Good cast too...lots of under-rated actors in it.

Calgary Flames · 07-07-2006, 03:41 PM

Never heard of it.. Hmmm. Who's in it?

Kybosh · 07-07-2006, 03:45 PM

I saw it at the Globe downtown. Very good movie and I highly recommend it. The bald guy from Anchorman is in it and he cracks me up. Also, the guy who played the lead was great. I will be buying this movie once it comes to DVD.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/

Maritime Q-Scout · 07-07-2006, 04:06 PM

I'm buying it the moment it comes out. There are a few GREAT quotes in it, and some scenes are just too funny.

You know that guy that gets all the chicks? Yeah I'm him ... on crack!

Tower · 07-07-2006, 05:44 PM

I had not laughed so hard at a movie in a long time...

Prototype · 07-07-2006, 11:53 PM

Man... looking at that cast... not bad...

But looks like TomKat has killed Mrs. Cruise's career. And Robert Duvall? He's gotta be one of the best actors all time. First "Kicking and Screaming", now this? Rest in peace Bobby Duvall's career.

Can't wait to see it.

burnin_vernon · 07-08-2006, 09:26 AM

this is still in theatres? a long way from dvd i assume

Table 5 · 07-08-2006, 09:30 AM

best movie i've seen all year. put's all the lame blockbusters to shame.

Kybosh · 07-08-2006, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by burnin_vernon

this is still in theatres? a long way from dvd i assume

I think it's still showing at the Uptown a couple times a day.