spoiler ( although none that arent reveal in the first two minute of the movie ) robin williams be actually quite good in this a the friendly and lonely and emotionally stunt loser sy . he make a very human and even sympathetic psycho and and really disappear into the character no small feat for such a recognizable performer . too bad the rest of the movie be such a waste . the support performance ( and performer ) wouldn not look out of place in a soft core porno ( it doesn not help that every character but sy be make of 100 % cardboard ) . at time and the director actually seem to be try to frustrate suspense represent we know from the very first moment a ) that sy be a complete whack job and b ) that he survive and and c ) that he get nab by the cop at the end . so all be leave to ponder be the hows and the why and and the answer provide aren not all that interest . the plot be plod and contrive and and feature some nonsensical moment ( for instance and the husband berate his wife for her expensive taste and even though she seem to spend all her free time at the local discount superstore ) . about two third of the way through and sy do something so irredeemably stupid that it make one wonder how much he actually care about his grand revenge scheme . and the final clichéd explanation of his psychosis and right out of ` peep tom and be a terrible copout . the dialogue be of the absolute bad sort . it not overwrite and or awkward and or unbelievable and or bad in any other way that could be consider fun and even for bad movie lover . instead and every line be purely and hideously functional it a if the director hand a plot outline to a newspaper copywriter and say and ` hey and i need a workable script on this in an hour . it make me want to scream and honestly . this movie seem to be a throwback to the suburban beware the help thriller of the eighty and ninety ( ` the hand that rock the cradle and e. g. ) and and while it certainly unpleasant and it never really scary . sy fetishism occasionally make you feel uncomfortable and but on it own that not enough to make the film work . in the end and lack of craftsmanship from everyone involve and except robin williams and sink this one . negative .