Review of Psycho (1960) by Lawrence B — 09 Aug 2015
Alfred Hitchcock's impassable, influential and impeccable Gothic thriller, famous for its screeching theme music, old dark house and notorious shower scene, not to mention Anthony Perkins' twitchy Norman Bates.
Janet Leigh is the ill-fated embezzler who winds up at the Bates Motel only to check out in advance, leaving private investigator Martin Balsam, hunky boyfriend John Gavin and no-nonsense sister Vera Miles to pick up the pieces.
A masterpiece of atmosphere and tension, and bitingly blackly comic, it remains one of the definitive films of cinema.
This review of Psycho (1960) was written by Lawrence B on 09 Aug 2015.
Psycho has generally received very positive reviews.
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