STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Robin Williams Connie Nielsen Michael Vartan Dylan Smith Eriq La Salle

Directors Mark Romanek

Screenwriters Mark Romanek

Running Time 96 minutes

One Hour Photo (15)

Plot
Sy Parrish is the perfectionist head technician for a supermarket instant photo developer. But does his extra pride in the photographs of the picture-perfect Yorkin family and his clandestine meetings with young Jake betray a dark side?

Verdict
A solid, well-made genre picture that opens strongly but fails to quicken the pace or ratchet up the tension. One must hope that Mark Romanek makes more than one movie per decade, but the revelation here is Williams, who turns in a chilling performance.


Reviewer: Colin Kennedy

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