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One
Hour Photo
(Fox Home
Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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February
18, 2003
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Length:
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96 mins.
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| Rated:
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R
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| Format:
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Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
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Languages:
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English, French
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| Subtitles:
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English, Spanish
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| Extras:
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Writer/Director/Actor
Audio Commentary, "The Charlie Rose Show" Interview,
Cinemax Featurette, Sundance Special - "Anatomy of a
Scene", Theatrical Trailer
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Wonderfully performed and perfectly
stylized, what this smaller film lacked in extravagance, it more than
made up in tone. From the opening shot, there existed a surreal
creepiness which enveloped every scene until the final act neared. At
that point a dreadful tension effectively emerged and carried things
to a frantic conclusion. Unfortunately the resolved plot was somewhat
of a let down and the epilogue left me longing for clarity. While I
can appreciate the first, I certainly cannot the latter. I enjoy
enigmatic endings as much as the next guy, but in this case just a
little too much was left to interpretation.
There were some mildly informative extras on this DVD which included,
a "making of" featurette, a Sundance Channel "Anatomy
of a Scene" episode, a Charlie rose interview, the theatrical
trailer, and three TV spots. A decent commentary given by
writer/director Mark Romanek and actor Robin Williams was also found
here.
Carried by a transformed Williams, this film worked quite well and was
gripping to the end.
| The Movie: |
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7/10 |
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4/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
Rent
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