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One Hour Photo Reviews

2002

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Viewed through family photographs, it would seem most people live joyous, leisurely lives. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams), who makes this observation, adversely leads a lonely existence, operating a photo lab in a SavMart department store. To escape his dreary reality, he fixates on the photos of Nancy Yorkin (Connie Nielsen) and .. Read more

Starring	Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Erin Daniels, Michael Vartan
Director	Mark Romanek
Genres	Thriller

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- Creepy thriller of a voyeur that gets tightly contained performance from Williams as a man going over the edge of madness; the meticolous use of colour and space adds to its chilling quality.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Flash, Bang, What a picture
  
  Robin Williams takes his acting into a very different and very enthralling direction.
  
  His character at first appears to be a quiet, inoffensive man ... read more »
  
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  - le Shark
  - Birmingham, England
  - 23 Feb 2004 at 08:50
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  Fantastic Viewing
  
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  Fantastic, easy viewing.
  
  Constantly questioned my ability to feel sympathy for 'The Photo Guy' throughout.
  
  The white walls, open ... read more »
  
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- - Jones89
  - 1 review
  - Banbury
  - 30 Oct 2011 at 18:27
- - 0
  - 1
  Miserable and dour
  
  Probably the worst film I've seen this year. An extremely miserable and frustrating attempt to be a 'little bit arty' and film noir - this film was ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 25 Oct 2011 at 07:05
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  Robin Williams is so talented
  
  I like anything that has Robin Williams in and this is no exception. He plays a creepy photo booth processor who is a loner but has taken an inappropriate ... read more »
  
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- - westwinds1
  - 12 reviews
  - 16 Oct 2011 at 12:47
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  Great film
  
  I like it when Robin Williams steps away from the comedy roles, he is really good in this and it is his performance that makes the film so good. The basic ... read more »
  
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- - stoneybridge
  - 31 reviews
  - Worksop
  - 30 Aug 2011 at 00:23
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  Save Your Money
  
  Some nice cinematography showing the uniform blandness of William's place of work and good acting from Williams but a really poor screenplay and poor ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Aug 2011 at 16:01
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  Amazing film, very creepy and intense!
  
  This film is really good it was the best movies of all time. The creepy suspense is done well and this film will make you hate the family man; Robin Williams. ... read more »
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 01 Dec 2010 at 10:35
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  one hour photo
  
  really good! fabulous acting... kinda wished for more gore but wouldnt suit the story i suppose....recommended.....quite unsettling in parts
  
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- - satan
  - 3 reviews
  - cheshire
  - 10 May 2010 at 20:09
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  One hour photo
  
  My kind of movie. Layers of overlapping stories and characters in the tradition of Subway. As Barry Norman used to say, great denoument.
  
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- - sellyoulloyd
  - 19 reviews
  - Crewe
  - 03 Apr 2010 at 20:10
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  A different sort of chiller - and a different view of Robin Williams
  
  Most films that you see at the cinema stay with you for at most a day or two before fading from your consciousness. Not so with One Hour Photo, a rather ... read more »
  
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- - Florine
  - 37 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Jan 2010 at 21:11
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  one hour photo
  
  the film is ok, it will keep u watching till the end, however what makes this film is the class acting skills of the genius robin williams
  
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- - jj1984
  - 26 reviews
  - Poole
  - 02 Oct 2009 at 15:22
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- - 17
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  Flash, Bang, What a picture
  
  Robin Williams takes his acting into a very different and very enthralling direction.
  
  His character at first appears to be a quiet, inoffensive man ... read more »
  
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- 2367
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  - le Shark
  - Birmingham, England
  - 23 Feb 2004 at 08:50
- - 8
  - 0
  A Picture Of Guilt
  
  This film is a little reminiscent of Peeping Tom, the excellent fifties chiller. When a film allows the viewer to have sympathy with the sad spooky villain of ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Lighthouse
  - 102 reviews
  - BRIGHTON
  - 02 Mar 2004 at 14:56
- - 8
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  This is Mark Romanek&#...
  
  This is Mark Romanek's first big movie and shows talent we can expect more
  
  from.
  
  The premise of the film is that the 1 hour photo ... read more »
  
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- - JG Weston
  - Chelmsford, Essex, UK
  - 04 Apr 2004 at 14:05
- - 8
  - 1
  Superb director brings it all together
  
  For his wonderfully disciplined performance Robin Williams is generously praised.
  
  But one wonders how much of it is the creation of director Mark ... read more »
  
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- - Peter Rendall
  - London, England
  - 06 Aug 2004 at 19:03
- - 5
  - 1
  A great little film from Sundance
  
  This is what happens when an idea is allowed to mature without the talentless money men (& possibly women) of the industry getting their grubby hands all ... read more »
  
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- - ArchieGoodwin
  - West Sussex
  - 21 Feb 2004 at 13:28
- - 4
  - 0
  unexpectedly excellent
  
  I normally would never watch a Robin Williams film, having overdosed on saccharine sweet or clowning. HOWEVER.... this is a truly excellent film. It owes a lot ... read more »
  
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- - SALT
  - 14 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Oct 2004 at 18:32
- - 4
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  EXCELLENT FILM! Wow ...
  
  EXCELLENT FILM! Wow what an actor Robin Williams is! Totally believable as a lonely pathetic middle aged man who just happens to have stalked a family for ... read more »
  
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- - Jo#11
  - MAESTEG
  - 03 Dec 2003 at 22:45
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  Robin Williams in ...
  
  Robin Williams in sinister role, most definetly not Mrs Doubtfire, you wont take your pictures in to be processed ever again after watching this movie, ... read more »
  
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- - tom#25
  - GLASGOW
  - 17 Feb 2004 at 21:00
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  A gripping thriller, ...
  
  A gripping thriller, that makes you feel sympathetic towards the slightly psychotic character, Sy
  
  Parrish (Robin Williams). Williams plays the part ... read more »
  
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- - Stevo#4
  - EDINBURGH
  - 31 Aug 2004 at 18:14
- - 2
  - 0
  If your experience of ...
  
  If your experience of Robin Williams is Jumanji, Aladdin or Mrs Doubtfire then boy will this film shake you. There are shades of this performance in the darker ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - WISBECH
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 22:49

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  Viewed through family photographs, it would seem most people live joyous, leisurely lives. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams), who makes this observation, adversely leads a lonely existence, operating a photo lab in a SavMart department store. To escape his dreary reality, he fixates on the photos of ...