2002 · drama · thriller · music
One Hour Photo
Directed by Mark Romanek1h 36m2002
Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.
Our read: One Hour Photo (2002) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · thriller · music entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
- sombre
- intense
- tender
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