Review of Thinner (1996) by Jennifer S — 05 Mar 2007

I love this its another great stephen king flick.

This review of Thinner (1996) was written by Jennifer S on 05 Mar 2007.

Thinner has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Isaac H (391) on 02 Mar 2015

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 14 Jun 2017

There’s really nothing particularly fresh in this routinely crafted, banally scripted and directed effort…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 28 Aug 2012

Thinner continues in a kind of cartoony vein, almost making fun of itself as it goes along, but not exactly getting any laughs…

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By Jesse K (452) on 22 Feb 2015

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By Beige A (1) on 03 Dec 2012

While most see it as just another B movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel, I found it to also be an interesting tale of how justice/injustice…

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By Matthew Gilbert (50) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 26 Aug 2016

Halloween makes fright fans even more tolerant than usual of second-rate horror pictures, and this one still doesn't cut the mustard…

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By Carson H (27) on 07 Nov 2014

Mean spirited and shallow. So disappointed with this one because I really liked the book…

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