Movie Review: Thinner (1996)

I seem to be on a roll with the Stephen King movie/miniseries reviews. So now, I am going to review a movie that is seemingly underrated and undervalued. This movie is Thinner. So Thinner is about this guy named Billy Halleck, who mysteriously starts to lose weight after running over a gypsy. There is more of a backstory to that, but I'll let you watch the movie and then you'll understand why I didn't mention it here. The movie chronicles Billy's quest to save his weight with the help of a lawyer. Most people didn't like this flick when it came out. In retrospect, I can kind of understand why a first viewing of this movie would be a mixed bag. I mean, some of the characters do really despicable things that just make their whole image look tainted and downright bad. Especially the last act that Billy takes in the end. That was just disturbing. On the more positive side, I think that the acting is great and that the story is great. Stephen King himself commented that he really didn't think any character in the movie was likeable, so if the author noticed that about the movie, it has to have some truth to it. Overall, I really enjoyed watching Thinner, there are parts where the horror genre tries to seep in, but is rejected by other themes in the movie. However, the themes that take over all revolve around morality, so it's a good message hidden under some not-so-easy to understand plot lines.