“One Hour Photo” is a very scary movie; it’s arguably as terrifying as “Rear Window” and “Jaws”. However, it fails to hit a lot of the correct notes and doesn’t flow as well as it should.

Robin Williams (“Good Will Hunting”, “Aladdin”) stars as Seymour ‘Sy’ Parrish, an employer at a one-hour photo lab, who always prints off an extra copy of photos of his regular customers the Yorkins for himself. After several years of doing this, he has built up quite a collection, not for sexual reasons but because he wants to be part of the family. When he discovers the father Will (Michael Vartan) has been cheating on his wife, he takes his obsession to the next level.

Robin Williams may trick you into thinking this is a weaker performance as he keeps his cool throughout most of the film here so it is less manic than usual. Actually, it is one of his better performances as he’s so undeniably creepy. I could picture Christopher Walken (“Annie Hall”), Steve Martin (“The Pink Panther”) and Jack Nicholson (“Batman”) all doing a good job but Williams just feels right for the part. The film perhaps makes Sy too forward earlier than it should for it to be as plausible as it could but in a way, that forwardness makes him seem more desperate and scarier. The other characters are disappointing.

“One Hour Photo” has the makings of a truly exceptional thriller but it lacks the finesse that it really deserves. I felt there were too many awkward silences and while intriguing, I’m not sure if I really like the perspective the film is told from. The film is very creepy as a photo man plays such a small part in one’s life. Williams is fantastic as always but I’m still waiting to see him in a really good movie.