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NUMBERS
Box Office: $31,469,714
VHS Rentals: $15,420,000
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CONSENSUS
Robin Williams is every effective in this creepy thriller.
CAST & CREW
Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan
Directed by Mark Romanek
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SYNOPSIS
Viewed through our photographs, it would seem we have lived a joyous, leisurely existence. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams), who makes this observation, adversely leads a lonely life, operating a photo lab in a SavMart department store. more...
MPAA RATING
R, sexual content and language
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Aug 21, 2002
Video: May 20, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Fox Searchlight Pictures
GENRE
Dramas, Thriller, Infidelity, Stalkers, Family Crises, Photographers
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official One Hour Photo Site
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
PARENTS EVALUATION
TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
NEWS ARTICLES
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "Writer/director Mark Romanek spotlights the underlying caste system in America. It’s a scathing portrayal."
-- Victoria Alexander, FILMSINREVIEW.COM
"He's the scariest guy you'll see all summer."
-- Boo Allen, DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE (TX)
 "A series of immaculately composed shots of Patch Adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie."
-- Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY
"Robin Williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role."
-- Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
"A finely nuanced character study of insecurity and suppressed malevolence."
-- Jeanne Aufmuth, AUFMUTH.COM
"Williams absolutely nails Sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"Romanek keeps the film constantly taut...reflecting the character's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving, heartbeat-like score."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"One Hour Photo may seem disappointing in its generalities, but it’s the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director Mark Romanek’s self-conscious scrutiny to happen, that finally get under your skin."
-- Josef Braun, VUE WEEKLY (EDMONTON, CANADA)
"The entire movie establishes a wonderfully creepy mood."
-- Matt Brunson, CREATIVE LOAFING
"Robin Williams has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of Bicentennial Man in favour of an altogether darker side."
-- Laura Bushell, BBCI FILMS
"Has it ever been possible to say that Williams has truly inhabited a character? It is now."
-- Carlo Cavagna, ABOUTFILM.COM
"Its well of thorn and vinegar (and simple humanity) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"One of the best examples of how to treat a subject, you’re not fully aware is being examined, much like a photo of yourself you didn’t know was being taken."
-- Erik Childress, EFILMCRITIC.COM
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"An impressive debut for first-time writer-director Mark Romanek, especially considering his background is in music video."
-- William Arnold, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"'Aunque recurre a ciertos clichés del género, la poderosa actuación de Robin Williams perdona las fallas del guión.'"
-- Jorge Avila Andrade, MOVIOLA
"One Hour Photo offers a very interesting snapshot of some decidedly modern pathologies -- suburban alienation and the illusions generated by the advent of the photographic image."
-- Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"'... Despite lagging near the finish line, the movie runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'"
-- Bob Bloom, JOURNAL AND COURIER (LAFAYETTE, IN)
"A fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man."
-- Jeffrey Bruner, DES MOINES REGISTER
"An intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
"Williams creates a stunning, Taxi Driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity."
-- Larry Carroll, COUNTINGDOWN.COM
"Williams hasn’t been this creepy since his starring role in Popeye."
-- Jim Chastain, NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
"Exposing the ways we fool ourselves is One Hour Photo's real strength."
-- Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES
"the film never rises above a conventional, two dimension tale"
-- Robin Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
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FRESH 84%
Avg. Rating: 6.9/10 |
"Dark and unrepentant, this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten."
-- James Berardinelli, JAMES BERARDINELLI'S REELVIEWS
"There are weird resonances between actor and role here, and they're not exactly flattering."
-- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE
"An absorbing and unsettling psychological drama."
-- Duane Byrge, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"Williams has now proven that he can play creepy with the best of them."
-- Paul Clinton, CNN
"It sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss, and that's more or less how it plays out."
-- Manohla Dargis, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Ranks among Willams' best screen work."
-- Robert Denerstein, DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
"Williams plays Sy, another of his open-faced, smiling madmen, like the killer in Insomnia. He does this so well you don't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Romanek's themes are every bit as distinctive as his visuals. Beyond the cleverness, the weirdness and the pristine camerawork, One Hour Photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures."
-- Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
"Unfortunately, One Hour Photo lives down to its title. Thanks largely to Williams, all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"Romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong. They cheapen the overall effect."
-- Eric Harrison, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
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"Definitely worth 95 minutes of your time."
-- Linda Cook, QUAD CITY TIMES (DAVENPORT, IA)
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* Who are the Approved Tomatometer Critics?
* Mouse over a tomato icon for a publication's original rating. Original rating not available for every publication.
* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "One Hour Photo" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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