Snapshot of a life

Noone ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget....

We went to see One Hour Photo the other night. It's Kubrick-esque in it's sparse yet meaning-laden detail while telling a story that could happen anywhere if you cared to look for it. Sy the photoguy is played by Robin Williams; a performance that will change the way you think about him. Sy is not some random psycho killer but an average guy with no family or friends alienated from society with only his job to provide him with some sense of purpose for his tiny little life lived in silent desperation....until he sees someone who seems to have everything he doesn't throw it all away. It's disturbing because we all know someone like Sy yet make little room in our lives for them.

It's an excellent film.