Just perfect...

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

A computer nerd makes a deal with a sexy she-devil to become a muscle-bound beach hunk.Hunk shares quite a similar idea to the one later used (copied?) in Bedazzled (2000), where we have a hopeless nerd given the chance to become cool by a super-sexy she-devil, with the result that he realises that it is more important to be yourself than superficially good-looking. In that later film we had Elizabeth Hurley turn in a mind-bogglingly seductive performance, in Hunk its Deborah Shelton who is somewhat convincing as a rather hot seductress. The leading ladies certainly are very important to the success of these films but they both also feature other decent performances. In this case it is John Allen Nelson who most impresses in a role that has him play a stereotypical hunky guy while remaining nerdish at heart. It's a good comical performance that works well alongside Shelton's glamorous seductress.While I wouldn't describe this as an especially funny film, it is definitely a likable one. It is much less moronic than quite a few of the teen comedies of its day and I think it stands up fairly well. It naturally has oodles of 80's cheese as well but that is pretty much a positive detail as far as I am concerned. All-in-all, a very fun film.

Quite how Lawrence Bassoff got a second writing/directorial gig after his appalling sex comedy Weekend Pass I'll never understand, but here it is—Hunk—yet another take on the tale of Faust, in which a nerdy computer programmer by the name of Bradley Brinkman (Steve Levitt) agrees to a devilish trial offer from sexy Satanic minion O'Brien (Deborah Shelton): his soul in exchange for new persona, that of ripped beefcake Hunk Golden (John Allen Nelson), a fancy car, and loads of cash.The whole Faust shtick offers plenty of opportunities for laughs and smutty humour, and yet somehow Bassoff manages to miss them all, instead giving his viewers a succession of laugh-free scenes in which Hunk struggles to come to terms with his situation, mingles with the shallow inhabitants of exclusive beach resort Sea Spray, and falls for his disbelieving shrink Sunny (Rebeccah Bush). Not only is the film desperately unfunny, but for a Crown International film, Hunk is also surprisingly free of female nudity, making it a double disappointment in my book.Rather unsurprisingly, this was to be Bassoff's last film, no-one willing to give the guy a third chance to prove what a lousy film-maker he was.2.5 out of 10, rounded up to 3 for IMDb.

Horrible movie. They must have been cranking out films like this every week during the mid to late 80's. A nerd makes a deal with the Devil so he could look all macho and studly. LAME. Nothing in this movie resembles the slightest notion of entertainment. I'm glad this movie has died and went to the great videotape graveyard. Gone and happily forgotten. Life is too short to waste on tripe like this. Rubbish. F.

**Contains possible spoilers**I saw this movie late last night and was quite impressed. It does seem quite dated now but is quite good for a low budget movie that focuses on yuppie life during the 80s and is a sad testament to the lengths a guy who is a geek and an outcast will go to just to fit in with the rest of the crowd. Naturally the story is probably as predictable as they come, but its heart is in the right place with the moral of the story being never be afraid to be the person you are on the inside. Thus, when O'Brien reveals her true self I was a little disappointed to find that she was still beautiful - I imagined the movie might have made its point better had she been a bit plainer and ordinary looking like him. Otherwise it was quite charming, with good performances all round. That is if you can take any movie that features a character calling himself 'Hunk Golden' seriously!