Thinner (1996)

Posted : 12 months ago at Nov 24 14:46

Another great take on a Stephen king novel! this one directed by Tom Holland, about a rather large, careless man who accidently kills a gypsy with his car due to not paying attention/recieving road head. Placed on him is a curse which makes him thinner, and thinner.. and you get the idea. Before long, Billy Halleck realizes he is not sticking to his diet, yet he is still losing a remarkable amount of weight...daily. After going to a friend of his that has connections with organized crime, the gypsy is forced to reveal how to lift the curse and cure him. The role of Billy was played by a man not too fat nor thin, so he can be molded as both unhealthy thin and fat, good move. I really enjoyed the ending, after all, there is always room for pie. Henry Halliwell: This diet you're on, what i...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago at Sep 6 2:20

Great lessons in this movie. Just goes to show that there are consequences to every action, lying to save your own arse doesn't get you anywhere in the end and revenge is never, ever sweet. Plus gluttony isn't exactly a good idea either. Unfortunately I've never read the book on this one so I can't say if the movie has done it justice but then they rarely do. The acting could've been a bit better but when people were going a bit mental they had just the right amount of nuttiness.

Rating : 6/10