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ACTOR
Estella WarrenSean Michael AllenJack AxelrodShaun Baker
DIRECTOR
James Orr
SYNOPSICS
Blowing Smoke (2004) is a English movie. James Orr has directed this movie. Estella Warren,Sean Michael Allen,Jack Axelrod,Shaun Baker are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2004. Blowing Smoke (2004) is considered one of the best Drama,Comedy movie in India and around the world.
Late one night, eight guys are sitting around at a cigar club in Beverly Hills, smoking cigars, playing high-stakes poker, and complaining about how, in life, men always seem to get screwed-over by women. Suddenly, there is a knock at the door.
Blowing Smoke (2004) Reviews
This movie blows
If you like a predictable plot, clichéd dialog, wooden acting, and you generally feel that men are scum you'll love this movie. If not, you won't.* The movie opens with a bunch of guys sitting at a table piled high with cash, playing poker, smoking cigars, and talking to each other like drunken teenagers. After too much of this a woman cries for help, and unless you're retarded, you will know at that point exactly what's going to happen. (I checked "spoiler" even though I'm not spelling it out in deference to morons.Take a wild guess and you'll be right.) The movie isn't misogynistic; on the contrary, it's profoundly man-hating. All the men are portrayed as nasty stereotypes, and the woman as a long-suffering victim of The Man's Oppression, who even surpasses the men in her appreciation of fine cigars. It's not the least bit witty, as there isn't a single line of dialog or joke in the movie you hadn't heard by the time you were a junior in high school. The sole female character is supposed to be a sex goddess, but she shows not the least little bit of flesh. The men are supposed to be sexual predators, but I've heard better pickup lines from 16 year old virgins. The movie is all about humiliating them. One comment on the experiment of releasing an independent film via a blog: someday this will be a commonplace method of distribution, as more and more people prefer to see movies at home. And someday more indy films will be shot on super-low budgets with CGI and digital editing. As a piece of movie history, this film's production and distribution may be noteworthy, but that doesn't make the content any more palatable. I suspect some Hollywood dudes put this deal together to discredit independent distribution. *If you're a guy who would pay a woman to take a crap on him, you might find this movie interesting, but most people won't.
Blowing Smoke gets my two thumbs up...
First off, if you are a cigar lover...you will greatly be entertained by this movie. I went with a bunch guys (Go "Core"!!! Yeah!!) for the screening in LA on April 21st. The plot line is simple - what guys say when they are "blowing smoke". It loosely defines the fraternal brotherhood that bonds all cigar smokers. If you are a cigar smoker, you then understand the last sentence. The film also loosely resembles a PBS documentary - (wink) , but way too irreverent and political incorrect for PBS - thank God. Between you and me, I hate the current drivel coming out of Hollywood - too formula, too much CGI, too cute, too much gore..blah, blah, blah. For the cigar lover, there are lots of details to keep you watching for the facts, taste descriptions of each cigar brand in the movie...very much like "Sideways", where I wanted to drink Pinot Noir wine. In "Blowing Smoke" it was a gorgeous Cuban or an Opus-X, etc. right after the movie with my brothers-in-smoke. I have no doubt that this will be the "cult" movie for "us" guys. :-) I would even imagine B'Smoke and Sideways as a common pairing for a double feature. Why not? For the ladies... let's just say they have enough material to have a spirited discussion with their "cigar lovers". The direction given by James Orr was masterful. I certainly walked away knowing each character in the movie, like a friend at my local cigar hang-out. The clever writing by Orr, kept the pace of the movie lively with the jabs between each of the "Blowing Smoke" characters as the plot and tension thickened - with smoke. Each of the actors gave a convincing, "you are my best friend" performance. Especially given the fact that none of them smoked cigars before. In addition, due to the single set (similar to the Grand Havana Room in LA), the writing style was necessary to keep the audience engaged. In my opinion, the observer felt like a guest and would easily fit in the Grand Havana Room surroundings - with the exception of that one... ex- waitress (wink). My humble prediction? There are going to be many "Blowing Smoke" parties for years to come. Don't be a Putz. If you are into cigars in anyway, see "Blowing Smoke" on the big screen when it comes out... AND buy the DVD. Hopefully Orr and Kamal (Producer) will have a "Director's Cut" version, that will further enchant the aficionado with "behind the scenes" information that will captivate us "gear heads". "Cuba Libre" -Walt Celebrating Life!!!
What exactly did I just see??
I wish IMDb would let me put a score lower than 1. I can't disagree more with the other comments; I'm sorry but this movie was terrible. First off, the clearly defined personalities and stereotypes of each of the cigar-smoking poker players was too much of a cut and dry character outline. The pretty boy actor who was shallow, the suave token black guy who dressed like a pimp, the overweight middle aged club owner (who was already cheating on his wife), the effeminate guy who reminded me of the pretentious Crane brothers from the TV show "Frasier", the bitter old guy who had clearly been burned by a woman, and the filmmaker who reminded me a lot of the weirdo kid from "American Beauty". They're sitting around playing poker with thousands of dollars on the table (yet the shallow actor hasn't gotten any work in years?) smoking their cigars as a friend makes a documentary for PBS about what guys say when girls aren't around. There's my second problem: no one cares what guys talk about except other guys, and frankly we know what we say... because we're already there saying it!! Enter the damsel in distress, who had apparently been beaten by her boyfriend and had a shotgun held to her face. Naturally this prompts every guy in the room (except the bitter old burn victim) to try to get her into bed with promises of show business opportunities, or other loads of obvious crap and lies. 99% of the guys I know are NOT like this, nor would they trash 6 of their best friendships simultaneously just for one night with a girl. The acting skills (or lack thereof) and the damsel's appearance led me to believe I might be watching a soft-core late-night adult movie, and I sincerely hoped I wouldn't be forced to endure any love scenes, considering the male portion of the cast. Thankfully the film never went in that direction. There's a plot twist along the way (you can easily see it coming) that made me wonder what the purpose of the movie was up to that point. I changed the channel with about 20 minutes left to go because I needed to salvage just a little piece of my life and spend it doing something more productive like sleeping, so I'm not even sure how it ended. In all honesty, I can comfortably live my life never knowing what happened. It was just terrible all the way through. Just because it's an independent film that uses cigars as a metaphor for sex doesn't mean it's any good. It's unrealistic, poorly scripted, horribly predictable, and loses several points for the obvious product placement of an iMac.
Blowing Smoke - I loved it!
I saw the new film "Blowing Smoke" at it's premier in LA on April 21st, and I absolutely loved it! I am a avid cigar smoker which is why I was first drawn to the movie, but the movie is really about life ... and living life ... and the sometimes (always?) strange relationships between men and women. The writing is fast paced and well thought out, and the plot has several key twists and surprises ... right up to the end. It is an irreverent no-holds-barred view of one night at the Grand Havana Room in Beverly Hills. I recommend it highly, and I hope it's in a theater soon. I want to see it again! -Randy (San Diego)
Not so surreal life
The premier for this movie was exceptional; you did not need to be a cigar fan (Although I am) to appreciate the combination of fast paced music to set the seen and the influence of the guy's only setting. Teasing you with the flirting of the female side of life only made you want to be one of those guys! Calling this movie the "Sideways" of cigars is not to far off and I could see some parallel showing similar industry results. The group of actors made it real, this will get people to connect to the movie. I look forward to seeing this movie again and again; it is one for the collection. Anyone who has any sort of life for himself or herself will relate to "Blowing Smoke" at some level. Others need not apply!