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Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) is a grossly overweight Maine attorney who is also a smug jerk because he's so successful. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when he runs down an elderly Romanian gypsy woman in the street. Billy's judge (John Horton) and cop (Daniel Von Bargen) friends cover up for him and he escapes unpunished. This infuriates the woman's REALLY ancient father (Michael Constantine of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding") and he curses Billy with rapid and dramatic weight loss no matter how much he eats.Very mild horror drama - this is reasonably entertaining but no more. What made it above average for me were the incredible makeup effects, supervised by two-time Oscar winner Greg Cannom, and the excellent performances, especially by Burke, who clearly is a real trouper. The story is very grim and downbeat - don't go in expecting any light-hearted moments or comic relief. It's also very mean-spirited in the end; I will leave it at that and say no more (however, there seems to a lapse of logic here that I say needs explaining).Based on yet another Stephen King novel, who originally wrote it using the pseudonym "Richard Bachman". King has his standard-issue cameo, which thankfully isn't too hammy.Both the video and DVD feature an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the makeup effects.6/10
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