Review – One Hour Photo

Yet again film school grads get ahold of a great concept and stomp it to death. For years I’ve thought that the premise behind this movie – a photo lab tech who develops an imaginary relationship with someone who drops her film off for developing – would make a really cool movie. But by the time Robin Williams and the art director are done applying their “talents” to this production, the plot has met a tragic demise. I wish once and for all the world could somehow convince Williams that we take him seriously as an actor, not because it’s true but because it might finally convince him to stop infecting “serious” movies by having himself cast against type in roles to which he isn’t equal. Beyond his performance, all this movie has to offer is a little creepy drama and a lot of overblown lighting and set dressing. What a disappointment. See if desperate