Review of Thinner (1996) by Lisa W — 22 Oct 2008

Love this movie. seen it like 4 times lol. GO STEPHEN KING!

This review of Thinner (1996) was written by Lisa W on 22 Oct 2008.

Thinner has generally received mixed reviews.

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Bone-chilling! I oppose the negative reviews as I found this to be a very effective and creepy horror movie. (First and only viewing - Fall 2007)…

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