Following the sappy box office duds "Jakob the Liar" and "Bicentennial Man", Robin Williams probably decided that he needed to do some darker roles. Therefore, you might say that 2002 was his comeback year: he not only did his first tour in fifteen years (which I saw) - he also made some good movie choices, with "Death to Smoochy" and "One Hour Photo" (I still haven't seen "Insomnia"). In "One Hour Photo", he plays photo developer Sy Parrish. Sy seems like a pretty routine person. But beneath that nondescript exterior lies something totally different. Sy has been developing the Yorkins' pictures for a long time, to the point where he is getting very interested in them. And by "interested", I mean "a lot more interested that most people would prefer". By which I mean that he's starting to spy on them.
Yes, it all sounds pretty creepy, but the movie does end on a good note. No matter how you interpret it, it just goes to show that no one truly knows anybody. And anyway, it was good to see Robin Williams doing a new kind of role.
Yes, it all sounds pretty creepy, but the movie does end on a good note. No matter how you interpret it, it just goes to show that no one truly knows anybody. And anyway, it was good to see Robin Williams doing a new kind of role.