It begins by scaring you to death by evoking a monster, and by the end it has seduced you into caring for him.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Watching the film, I thought of Michael Powell's great 1960 British thriller "Peeping Tom," which was about a photographer who killed his victims with a stiletto concealed in his camera. Sy uses a psychological stiletto, but he's the same kind of character.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
In One Hour Photo, Williams is a snapshot of human complexity worth framing.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Williams gives a performance that is riveting in its recessiveness and, as a consequence, truly, deeply scary.Read Full Review »
The movie isn't as deep as it pretends to be, but it does have several nicely unexpected twists going for it. And it has Williams - memorably creepy, chillingly sad.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
It is a rare performance when one of the world's most recognizable stars can disappear completely into a character on the screen.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
Romanek's movie is a bit too pat and pleased with its undeniable ambitions, but the setup resonates with quiet desperation. There's not a single vicarious glorch.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
Unfortunately One Hour Photo turns everyone but the central character into a cutout.Read Full Review »