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In Reply to: Calling AuPh: posted by tinear on September 22, 2002 at 11:12:31:
For my wife, myself and several other friends who've seen this film we regard it as one of the year's best thus far! IMHO, Robin Williams turned in a creepy, entirely believable (Oscar caliber) performance; this is definitely going to be an addition to our growing DVD collection. As you warned folks of spoilers in your post, I don't want to give anything away for those who haven't seen or might be contemplating seeing One Hour Photo. Nevertheless, I think it's safe to say that you may have missed much of the film's nuances and subtext since the film really isn't about catching a serial killer as in Manhunter or it's remake Red Dragon. My suggestion would be to go to Rotten Tomatoes and read some of the critic's reviews there (i.e., over 80% positive across the board; that's out of over 130 reviews!). Now I'm not suggesting that all of the positive reviews are correct or that your impressions are wrong because it goes against the consensus, but some films just strike folks the wrong way some time; perhaps, in your case, this is just one of those kinds of films.BTW, if my wife weren't wrapped up working on a new novel I'd ask her to share her impressions of this film with you as well. She views films with a much more critical eye than I do from the standpoint of plotting, pacing, continuity, tension, character interpretation, etc., and it's rare when a movie impresses her to the degree that One Hour Photo has!
Thanks for the Aussie film recommendation; m'Shiela 'n I haven't seen The Interview yet, but crickey, we'll go on walkabout for it. :o)
G'day mate,
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- Wow! Sorry that you didn't like One Hour Photo. - Audiophilander 15:46:33 09/22/02 (4)
- Speaking of Manhunter.... - Mrs. Piggy 20:11:05 09/23/02 (1)
- Manhunter wasn't bad, but In Dreams didn't work as well for either of us. - Audiophilander 22:16:24 09/23/02 (0)
- Will check out reviews, just one other - tinear 15:56:42 09/22/02 (1)
- I saw Insomnia as well, but felt that Robin William's portrayals were entirely different. - Audiophilander 20:58:08 09/22/02 (0)
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