| How to Deal (2003) | Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, Nina Foch "Mandy's smoking was terrible, but don't be alarmed: It was contextually terrible. She finds cigarettes in her brother-in-law's-to-be bathroom and decides, why not see what it's like to smoke. Of course, she coughs after lighting it up, and her exhale seems uninhaled. Later we return to her still smoking and see the end of another weak exhale. On the other hand, she's smoking cork-tip 100s, a real pleasant surprise, since I fully expected those yucky Marlboro Lights to make the scene. Let's hope this is Mandy's coming out performance, much as Britney's appearance on SNL foretold the wondrous events to follow."
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