One Hour Photo is one of Robin William’s best performances, although it is not a comedy. He portrays middle-aged Sy Parrish, who works as a technician at a one-hour photo lab located in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows a lot about his customers through the photographs that he develops.

He takes a special interest in the Yorkin family – specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin. These are the two members of the family who frequently drop off and pick up the family’s film for photofinishing. Sy becomes obsessed with this family. Nina’s husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs.

Sy’s obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite “Uncle Sy.” In his obsession, he began making extra sets of photo prints to keep for himself since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work, and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state