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One Hour Photo (2003, DVD)

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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. He escapes his dreary reality through the family photos of Nancy Yorkin (Connie Nielsen) and her family. His admiration of the Yorkins becomes an obsession, as he fashions himself as Uncle Sy to little Jake (Dylan Smith). Sy's judgment becomes impaired by his unhealthy interest, causing him to lose his job of 11 years. As his final day approaches, Sy develops photographs revealing an indiscretion on the part of Mr. Yorkin (Michael Vartan). The unstable Sy now develops a disturbing, calculated plan to instill family values to the Yorkin clan.

Much of ONE HOUR PHOTO takes place inside a department store similar to a Wal-Mart, bordered in an icy blue. This cold atmosphere creates a solitary framework for the disturbed photo developer Sy Parrish, played with a melancholic detachment by Williams, working here against type. Director Mark Romanek (STATIC) has created a thriller with little violence. Instead, it is permeated with an uncomfortable fear emanating from its damaged protagonist.

Credits
Producer:	Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, Stanley J. Wlodkowski
Cast:	Connie Nielsen, Dylan Smith, Eriq Lasalle, Gary Cole, Michael Vartan, Nick Searcy, Robin Williams

Details
Edition:	Widescreen
Sound:	HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
   Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
   Dolby Surround - French
   Dolby Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
   Audio Commentary - 1. Mark Romanek - Director, Robin Williams - Star
   Interviews - 1. Charlie Rose excerpt
   Featurettes - 1. Cinemax Special
    2. ANATOMY OF A SCENE
   Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Editorial Reviews
"...A polished thriller about how the images people use to construct and define themselves can be woefully deceiving..."
Premiere - Glenn Kenny (09/01/2002)

"...[Williams provides] a snapshot of human complexity worth framing..."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (08/23/2002)

"...[Williams] gives a performance that is riveting in its recessiveness and, as a consequence, is truly, deeply scary....Williams remains electrifying..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (09/05/2002)

"...Gripping....It's a smart piece of direction....Mr. Romanek's precision is breathtaking..."
New York Times - Elvis Mitchell (08/21/2002)

"...ONE HOUR PHOTO takes Williams to darker, more complex places that we can't turn our eyes away from..."
USA Today - Claudia Puig (08/21/2002)

"...Williams taps into pockets of rage and madness that make this picture electrifying..."
Movieline - Stephen Farber (09/01/2002)

"...Williams pulls it off. It's a complex cocktail of a character....The effective result is enough to get you squirming..."
Total Film - Dan Jolin (10/01/2002)

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this product was in great condition.

Review created: 05/13/08

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I like the movie because it is basically realistic of how some people can manifest into a pychodelic situation. It's makes you wonder about your surroundings and the people you normally associate with each day. Are they really normal or do they have a secret, a mind programmed in a corrupted way?

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One Hour Photo

Review created: 01/19/08

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Robin Williams is great in this movie! I would like to see him do more of this sort of acting! One Hour Photo is a very disturbing movie, it really makes you think about the people that you meet in everyday situations! This movie is well worth watching and should have gotten more publicity!

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