Psycho

Movie • 1960

8.5
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    Psycho is a landmark film that revolutionized the horror genre. Hitchcock's direction, Anthony Perkins' chilling performance as Norman Bates, and the iconic shower scene make it a spellbinding and unforgettable cinematic experience.

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    When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

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Roger Ebert

"It wasn't a message that stirred the audiences, nor was it a great performance...they were aroused by pure film."

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The Hollywood Reporter

This is a first-rate mystery thriller, full of visual shocks and surprises which are heightened by the melodramatic realism of the production.

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TIME

The trail leads to a sagging, swamp-view motel and to one of the messiest, most nauseating murders ever filmed.

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Variety

Producer-director Hitchcock is up to his clavicle in whimsicality and apparently had the time of his life in putting together "Psycho."

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Variety

Yet Norman is a monster of warped humanity; he’s a nervous schizoid freak.

variety.com/2020/film/columns/psycho-60th-anniversary-alfred-hitchcock-norman-bates-1234636252/

Collider

After sinking into its swampy waters, one thing is certain: this film is an unfettered cinematic masterpiece.

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frenchfilms.org

Psycho is a film whose complexity and touches of cinematic brilliance make it one of Hitchcock's best and most entertaining films.

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IMDb

Anthony Perkins' skillfully crafts his performance as Norman Bates, avoiding a ranting, raving, drooling, murder-happy, manic characterization; instead his performance as Norman is subtle, creepy, cool, and unsettling.

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