
Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone els... (Full plot summary below)
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Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone else. Nina's husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs. Sy's obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite "Uncle Sy". He has even been making an extra set of prints for himself of all of their photographs since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state.
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| Norman TranscriptJim ChastainWilliams hasn't been this creepy since his starring role in Popeye. |
| www.susangranger.comSusan GrangerIt's Robin Williams' devastating performance that distinguishes this chilling psychological character study. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesThe movie is brilliantly written and directed down to the last frame... |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanA riveting portrait of the way one sorrowful man tries unsuccessfully to fill a void in his life. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Watching One Hour Photo, you think about the people you don't know but who are part of your life. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittWatching One Hour Photo, you think about the people you don't know but who are part of your life. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottThis could have been a modest classic, but writer Romanek turned the suspense of artful neurosis toward pulpy psychosis. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesA wonderfully creepy tale [containing] another Oscar worthy performance by Robin Williams. |
| Orlando WeeklySteve SchneiderAn imperfectly plotted but terrifically eerie thriller that turns on Williams' haunting performance as a voyeuristic photo developer. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchWith its mixture of chilling suspense and poignant drama, it will shake your nerves and stir your emotions. |