Question: The New York Times ' Janet Maslin says the film works precisely because it is derivative--its stars, Matt Dillon and Gary Sinise, emulate the characters in The Usual Suspects , which gives them extraordinary opportunities to preen.
Janet Maslin has no association with the New York Times.

Answer: no

Question: The Commentariat Would Like a Nonsmoking Table, Most polls agree that a quarter of the American adult population smokes regularly.
A lot of people think that Americans smoke.

Answer: yes

Question: Don't they, old thing?"
That's not true, old thing.

Answer:
no