Editing One Hour Photo (section)

===Critical response===
On review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''One Hour Photo'' holds an approval rating of 82% based on 195 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Robin Williams is very effective in this creepy, well-shot thriller."<ref>{{cite web |title=One Hour Photo (2002) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_hour_photo/ |access-date=March 6, 2025|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419102005/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_hour_photo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/onehourphoto|title=One Hour Photo (2002) Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 23, 2010|archive-date=August 27, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020827103714/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/onehourphoto|url-status=dead}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C" on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "One Hour Photo" into the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three and a half stars out of four, and wrote, "Robin Williams plays Sy, another of his open-faced, smiling madmen, like the killer in ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]''. He does this so well you don't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/one-hour-photo-2002|title=''One Hour Photo''|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|publisher=[[Sun-Times Media Group]]|location=Chicago, Illinois|via=rogerebert.com|date=August 23, 2002|access-date=September 17, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170601/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/one-hour-photo-2002|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' noted that the film is "not nearly as intelligent, thoughtful or penetrating as it promises to be. Yet the consistent delicacy and emotional clarity of Williams' acting in ''One Hour Photo'' makes the picture impossible to dismiss."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Blurred-image-In-One-Hour-Photo-Robin-2807103.php|title=''One Hour Photo''|first=Mick|last=LaSalle|author-link=Mick LaSalle|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|publisher=[[Hearst Publishing]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=August 23, 2002|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202003/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Blurred-image-In-One-Hour-Photo-Robin-2807103.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013 [[GamesRadar+]] named the lead character one of the "50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths".<ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Joshua Winning |date=2013-03-14 |title=50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/50-creepiest-movie-psychopaths/2/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>