Review of Thinner (1996) by Sean S — 28 May 2012

It's a cool film! Why is it rated so low? Why boring block busters get high ratings and cool tv films get hardly anything...

This review of Thinner (1996) was written by Sean S on 28 May 2012.

Thinner has generally received mixed reviews.

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