Thinner

Thinner

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Thinner

Bethany Joy Galeotti, Joe Mantegna, Kari Wuhrer, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine

A fat Lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse. T...( read more  read more... )ime is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

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  • July 17, 2009
    When i saw the cover of the video jacket, i knew i was in for a cheesy but probably enjoyable flick. It is a watchable film, and follows the plot of the novel pretty well all told. The actors were adequate, but not noteworthy. Some people have commented on the fact that William H...( read more)alleck does not seem like a likeable character, and this is true of the film, but the novel delves more into his relationship with his daughter, and gives us a far more rounded character who isn't just motivated by hatred and revenge; we see that this is a man who loves his daughter deeply, and is terrified by what is happening to him. All in all, forgetable but worth watching just to see King in a cameo as the pharmacist.

    All the boys love mandy lane
    This film really distinguishes itself within the slasher genre. It's that rare occurrence of a horror film that doesn't feel like a horror film, just a story.

    The characters are all carefully portrayed by a mostly unknown cast who were allowed to improvise much of their dialogue. The characters are all well defined and form a totally believable and generally likable group of friends, despite their human weaknesses.

    It's nearly a surprise when people start being killed off because the film feels so real and doesn't bear any of the tired trademarks usually associated with the genre. The grainy film stock and hand-held camera-work also help to further differentiate this film which is essentially a cross between an Indie movie and a slasher film.

    Very original treatment of some well worn themes. Great to see this type of story taken seriously for once. Just what the horror industry needs.
  • May 3, 2009
    I think that Thinner really does work better as a story than as a film. Your imagination makes the Gypsy curse even more horrible when you read than how the film presents it. Stephen King's stories are usually hit or miss when it comes to a film or TV adaptation, but Thinner lies...( read more) somewhere in the middle. It kept my attention, but it definitely wasn't as good as The Mist or The Shining.

    I would compare it in quality to Secret Window. Secret Window was pretty good up until the end, while Thinner starts off slow and builds to a reasonably satisfying conclusion. I don't know if I would watch it again, but I can definitely see that it has some merit.
  • April 25, 2009
    A film that is mostly a laugh riot. A fat lawyer is cursed by a Gypsy. Gypsy curses are more at home in Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes. The whole Gypsy curse thing is both insulting to actual Gypsy's, and hilarious to the reat of us. It doesn't help that the Gypsy's acting...( read more) is atrociously camp, making them comedic interludes rather than the figures of fear. The film deals with responsibility and revenge, but everybody is such an arse that it's hard to really care. Mantegna can't help but be funny as he basically plays Fat Tony from The Simpsons. He plays a crazy gangster type that is willing to go all commando to pay back a debt. The ending is rather good though, even if the whole idea of pie eating was just bizarre.
  • October 3, 2007
    a little tiny bit diff then the book but none the less well done. Great cast and well told...
  • August 4, 2007
    I thought this was quite alright. I mean, we should know that most King novels never translate well into film, maybe the wrong guys end up gettin the deal all the time. Anyhow, I loved the pie thing!
  • December 11, 2009
    Funny and creepy at the same time
  • November 19, 2009
    I saw this movie a long time ago and it freaked me out a lot. It messes with your mind quite a bit.
  • November 17, 2009
    Haven't seen this in awhile :P
  • October 15, 2009
    I found this pretty spooky, i'm not a big Stephen King fan really. I watch them with my fiance as he is really into Stephen King films.
  • October 12, 2009
    Terrible horror film based on the King book which goes on far too long and enters stupid land pretty shortly after the premise creeps in. Stick with Drag Me to Hell which has a similar Gypsy story but with a lot more imagination and better ideas. Then again, this one does have th...( read more)e actor who plays "Fat Tony" from the Simpsons, so if you want to see him, be my guest.

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