“Williams ignites on the screen and burns till the last frame, and you are unable to take your eyes off him”
This movie is 100% original; focusing on one character (who works at a one hour photo booth — a job he loves and takes immaculate care over) as he takes action over his obsession… doing what Uncle Sy would do.
“After seeing this film, you might look at those photo guys behind the counter a little differently. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) is a very quiet, melancholy photo technician who takes enormous pride in his work. What brightens Sy’s day the most is when the Yorkin family–Nina (Connie Nielsen), Will (Michael Vartan) and their nine-year-old son Jake (Dylan Smith)–stop by to have their photos developed. In fact, Sy is so obsessively attached to them he copies their photos and eventually stalks them, all while innocently imagining he is the Yorkins’ friendly uncle invited over for barbecues and family holidays–and, of course, to be in every picture. Then his world drastically changes when he discovers a secret about the Yorkins that shatters his perfect image of them. And when his supervisor Bill (Gary Cole) fires him over photos that are unaccounted for, Sy goes reeling over the edge. One Hour Photo’s story peels away much like the skin of an onion–the more layers you uncover, the more uncomfortable you get. ”
“This is the best performance that I have seen from a lead actor in any film this year. Williams is mesmerising in his brilliance, as he allows us to enter the world of Sy Parrish. Sy is a tragic and lonely figure, someone who has no body. His existence is driven by what he perceives to be his important role in the Yorkin family.”
“Romanek has created a world to reflect the outlook of Sy. When he is happy, either at work or interacting with the Yorkin’s, the world is bright and brimming with colour, but when Sy retreats to the loneliness of his apartment the world becomes depressingly bleak. As well as perfectly capturing the mood and atmosphere, Romanek allows his film to develop at a suitable pace, (slow enough to allow the character to develop, but fast enough to keep the interest).”
FofR gives this movie 8.0/10, cause it’s a masterpiece.
“It is fantastically shot, will leave you emotionally drained. One Hour Photo is ultimately one of those rare breeds of films where both style and substance are delivered in equally high measures”
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