Review of Psycho II (1983) by Bill Cosford for Miami Herald — 07 Sep 1985
Psycho II doesn’t live up to the original, but doesn’t dishonor it either, even though its allegiances are clearly with Hitchcock’s film rather than Robert Bloch’s words. Psycho II isn’t perfect or brilliant.
But it was good enough to successfully bring a beloved cinematic fixture back into action after an extended hibernation, and savvy and soulful enough to realize that what makes Norman Bates such an icon isn’t his monstrousness, but his trembling, eminently relatable humanity.
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This review of Psycho II (1983) was written by Bill Cosford and published by Miami Herald on 07 Sep 1985.
Psycho II has generally received positive reviews.
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