A Picture Is Indeed Worth 1,000 Words
Very well thought out storyline, an insight into the mechanics of
photography and a performance worth every penny. Robin Williams plays his best antagonist character yet. Dark psychological thriller, we view a man who has mixed his occupation with his obsession. Without giving much of the plot away, I recommend this film to you. It will leave you with a slightly disturbing feeling..something along the lines of "I'll think twice the next time i decide to snap images with a role of film, who knows what kind of maniac will be waiting at the store counter" 10 out of 10, no complaints, great directing/editing/soundtrack. 
Uncertain development, murky returns...
Wimpering suspense-drama with variable performances and writing. Robin
Williams is nearly unrecognizable as a friendless photo developer in a shopping center whose not-so-innocent obsession with a seemingly happy family leads to tragedy. I'm not sure why 'lonely' always equals 'sociopathic' in these kinds of movies--if it's for dramatic content, "One Hour Photo" comes up doubly short, as there isn't much substance in this script nor is there an emotional pay-off at the finale. Williams, his lips tightened into a grimace, displays a convincingly false happy-front; with his alert eyes and quick little movements, he gives this character more depth than writer-director Mark Romanek probably envisioned (it's certainly not there in the script). Romanek is very flashy, giving us canny snippets of character quirks, but he is neither interested in being enlightening (except for a brief treatise on the history of photography) nor entertaining, and the fantasies and dream sequences are poor excuses for narrative content. ** from ****. |
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