One Hour Photo
2002 Directed by Mark Romanek
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The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...
Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next "has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!"
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This is possibly one of the best depictions of a sociopath I've ever seen.
Romanek's film is an intriguing study of the world of a man who does not really have an identity, but finds gratification of his own life in that of others. What makes this film so unsettling is the way Williams portrays him. He really manages to bring across a sense of realness that is truly amazing to watch. His slow descent into his own fantasy intermixed with the real world problems of his targets is paced and structured beautifully.
Romanek is a visual director. He does things in One Hour Photo with colours that are breathtaking to behold. He uses them with strong, bold strokes and…
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In all his kids-friendly movies I always thought Robin Williams was a little creepy, making the decision to cast him as the depressed, psychological train-wreck with sociopathic tendencies a stroke of genius. It seems almost as if he was born to play this role and the acclaim he received for his portrayal of Sy is entirely justified as he is creepy and unnerving right from the beginning and not once made me feel comfortable. Through fantasies he expresses his wish and need to be part of a family and for that he chose the rather rich family of Michael Vartan to project himself into. His work as a photo finisher allows him to know a lot more about said family…
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Dear Mr. Williams...
Why do you do this to me?
I love it when you give such excellent performances like this, but why must you tease us all with this fantastic actor inside you and then go make shit like RV, License to Wed, Happy Feet (the list goes on and on). Let's look at the last 5 films in your filmography...
World's Greatest Dad (you were so close to making a comeback, then you make...)
Night at the Museum 2 (as shit as the first one)
Old Dogs (tried to watch it; caved after 15 minutes because it was so bad)
Happy Feet 2 (looks as bad as the first one)
The Big Wedding (hasn't come out yet, but… -
A good film, strong aspects and entertaining. But too slowly paced and simply not my preferred choice of film, I can understand how people can enjoy but it's just wasn't good enough for me.
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Honestly.. "Wow". This movie caught me off guard right from the get go. I've heard so many stories about creeps in my lifetime and this movie always comes to mind when someone decides to tell me about a certain individual who's been stalked. That sounds messed up, but unfortunately it's true. Also, the fact Robin William's played the one hour photo guy... his name was "Sy". Really? Doesn't that sound creepy already?
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Unsettling from start to finish. Robin Williams is master creep.
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Robbin Williams was fantastically creepy
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Really creepy film, don't know why Robin Williams isn't utilized more. The ending fell pretty flat for me, but it kept me interested.
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I'd talk about Robin Williams' chilling performance, the beautiful photography (which reminded me of Kubrick and Gus Van Sant's Elephant), or the unsettling atmosphere, but I really want to talk about the appearance of Jim "Dean Pelton" Rash as an amateur porn artist. I hope this movie didn't awaken something inside of me.
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I remember getting really scared at the dream sequence where blood is exploding out of Robin's eyes, and then my sister made me mad by talking about it so I yelled at her and got in trouble lol.
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Everything became creepy—even the camera movements.
Meticulously directed.
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In all his kids-friendly movies I always thought Robin Williams was a little creepy, making the decision to cast him as the depressed, psychological train-wreck with sociopathic tendencies a stroke of genius. It seems almost as if he was born to play this role and the acclaim he received for his portrayal of Sy is entirely justified as he is creepy and unnerving right from the beginning and not once made me feel comfortable. Through fantasies he expresses his wish and need to be part of a family and for that he chose the rather rich family of Michael Vartan to project himself into. His work as a photo finisher allows him to know a lot more about said family…
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i remember this being good
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Unsettling from start to finish. Robin Williams is master creep.
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Great acting, technically brilliant psychological thriller in the vein of Hitchcock or Polanski. What it lacks in plot it makes up for in pacing and an interesting take on the well worn theme of truth in images vs. the image of truth.