A movie that i stumbled upon last night as i was surfing through the channels, Smoke is a movie that tempted me to post about it almost immediately. I realized that it is what movie experts and critics call an 'independent film' or an 'art film'. I watch a movie which i have not previously heard of, for just about 5-10 minutes and if it does not capture my interest in that time period, i chuck it. Safe to say 'Smoke' did more than just keep me engrossed for 2 hours. This movie follows the lives of Paul ( a disheartened writer), Thomas Cole ( also uses the names Rashid or Paul) a black kid running away from a robber-gang headed by the Creeper, Auggie Wren (played adorably by Harvey Keitel) the owner of the smoke shop which plays the central meeting point for all characters and hence lends its name to the title of the movie,Cyrus Cole , Rashid's father who has no knowledge of having a son and Ruby , Auggie's old flame who comes back after many years claiming her daughter Felicity is Auggie's.
With an excellent cast comprising of Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker who plays father to Harold Perrineau's Rashid ( in reality Forest was just 2 years older than Harold !! )
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