Réalisation:
Tom HollandPhotographie:
Kees Van OostrumMusique:
Daniel LichtActeurs·trices:
Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine, Kari Wuhrer, Daniel von Bargen, Stephen King, Josh Holland, Josh Lucas (plus)Résumés(1)
L'histoire de Billy Halleck, avocat rondouillard à qui tout réussit... jusqu'au jour où, par accident, il percute une vieille gitane avec sa voiture, la tuant sur le coup ! Halleck ressort vainqueur du procès truqué qui s'en suit. Les gitans décident alors de faire leur propre justice et un sort est jeté sur Halleck qui commence alors à perdre du poids de façon incontrôlée, le conduisant vers une mort certaine... (Potemkine Films)
(plus)Critiques (2)
A television film with a refined composition of shots and a decent script, which does justice to its literary source. It's definitely nothing exceptional, but considering its reasonable length and intriguing twist, it's more than a tolerable affair. Overall impression: 60%.
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The faithful retelling of King's (actually Bachman's) novel is quite an entertaining B-movie. The masks and the portrayal of the weight loss process are a joy to look at, Licht's music is also good, Stephen King's mini-role (he plays the pharmacist Mr Bangor) was a delight. It’s too bad Thinner doesn't have a bit more atmosphere... It works well in moments like Billy's arrival at the gypsy camp or Ginelli's final rampage, but otherwise it's undramatic and bland... And in most cases also poorly acted (even by B-movie standards).
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