6/10
One Hour Photo
21 March 2020
Well no wonder the future of photography went digital after this movie.

Robin Williams was in a phase where he stepped away from comedy to playing psychopaths.

Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) is a loner. He lives alone and he is dedicated to his job as a photo developer inside a supermarket.

It seems Sy is obsessed with Nina Yorkin (Connie Nielsen.) To him the Yorkins are a perfect family.

However when he develops her husband Will's photos that show him having an affair. Sy moves on from being creepy to being manic.

One Hour Photo is about a man who unravels. Sy is also fired from his job and Will's affair shatters his illusion of a perfect family unit which he would like to play a part in.

The movie shies away from being a slaughter fest. There is some allusion to The Shining with a dream sequence.

It is a slow burner which becomes increasingly deranged. I did find the Yorkin's bland. There is a question mark as to who actually took the intimate photos of Will and his mistress.

Without William's performance, this would be a forgettable movie.
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