I have been following Mark Romanek's career since he directed Lenny Kravitz's "Are you Gonna Go My Way" video, and David Bowie's "Jump They Said" and "Black Tie White Noise" videos (No I am not forgetting the incredible NIN "Closer" video).
His style of direction and creating basically worlds have done much to force music videos and movies to do what Studio execs do not want to do...evolve.
I have waited a long time for a visually stunning movie to come from Romanek and One Hour Photo delivers, making the normal seem creepy, and the every day seem dreamlike almost whimsical. I would have to agree that it is very Kubrikian but only merely because it is different than what we are used to seeing.
The story in itself is about a loner, who wishes to be a part of a family that frequents the photo both where he works. His story is a sad one but also in a way it seems like he is better off than he thinks he is in a weird way.
The story is tight, shocking, and creepy in it's sterile normalness. I highly recommend it and can only be disgusted by the fact that it received an R rating (aka kiss of death) for what I assumed is the showing of the nude male and female body.
I think if more films that looked this beautiful and also made you think (and received a fair rating PG-13) instead of paper thin shlock like Fast and the Furious being hailed as 'the best movie ever', Movies would actually be held up to the standard that One Hour Photo so easily reached.
His style of direction and creating basically worlds have done much to force music videos and movies to do what Studio execs do not want to do...evolve.
I have waited a long time for a visually stunning movie to come from Romanek and One Hour Photo delivers, making the normal seem creepy, and the every day seem dreamlike almost whimsical. I would have to agree that it is very Kubrikian but only merely because it is different than what we are used to seeing.
The story in itself is about a loner, who wishes to be a part of a family that frequents the photo both where he works. His story is a sad one but also in a way it seems like he is better off than he thinks he is in a weird way.
The story is tight, shocking, and creepy in it's sterile normalness. I highly recommend it and can only be disgusted by the fact that it received an R rating (aka kiss of death) for what I assumed is the showing of the nude male and female body.
I think if more films that looked this beautiful and also made you think (and received a fair rating PG-13) instead of paper thin shlock like Fast and the Furious being hailed as 'the best movie ever', Movies would actually be held up to the standard that One Hour Photo so easily reached.
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