![]() Williams most certainly is unnerving in his portrayal as Sy tries to get just the slightest connection with any of the family, but Williams is genuine in Sy's desires which although are off putting are understandable in that it is a lonely man looking for someone to love. Williams does well not to try to make Sy any psychopath in this regard and his obsessions with the family are handled in just the right way. He has no sinister plans for the father, the mother, or son all he really wants to be is part of their life and apparently would be happy just to be their friend. He makes copies of the happy photos for himself, but technically speaking his intentions for this are not evil. Sy is a disturbed man although not disturbed in the way you might expect. Within his eyes Williams suggests appropriately an anguish and deep seeded sadness in the man that is something almost always prevalent in some way. ![]() As the worker at the booth Williams puts on a smile to the customers as a good employee should but as well as man trying to be happier than he is. Williams really reigns himself in as he portrays Sy as a very introverted, and at least at first quiet man. Sy is a very lonely man who only seems to take solace in that he is good at his job as well as in the photos of a life he dreamed he had. Williams is very much against his usually lively type portraying Sy the man who runs a photo booth in a large department store. Robin Williams performance here is the first time, out of his performances that I have reviewed, where I can say that he doesn't once fall onto his abilities as comedian, and instead stays with his character for the entire film. He is funny comedian but his style of comedy rarely works within a character, and it can be especially distracting when he throws in a comedic bit in an otherwise straight performance and really breaks cahracter just to have a moment for Robin Williams the comedian. Robin Williams has not been a preferred performer for me, and it is not that I don't think he has talent. ![]() One Hour Photo is an effective thriller about a worker at a one hour photo who becomes obsessed with the family of one of his customers who he sees as ideal.
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