Review of Psycho (1998) by Kkl10 A — 05 Apr 2014

Psycho (1960) - 8,5.

It is not accomplished like Les Diabolique as an horror movie and to it's detriment is very popular already so has less power of persuasion. But, it is a more pleasant cinematic experience because it's filmed in a truly wonderful fashion. Very fleshed out aesthetics, great photography, beautiful scenes, excellent music score (apart from the awfully excited parts) and all around acting. The opening scene, for example, from a panoramic view of the city to the picking inside the lovers room through the window, culminating with Marion Crane lying in bed is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen and heard. I get the feeling that Hitchcock knew how to take shots better than necessarily creating suspense or horror... at least in the few movies I've seen from him, some are filmed like true masterpieces of classic cinema... but all this beauty could prove to be counterproductive on a horror movie, dunno... In Psycho, Hitchcock wanted to explore the psychological aspect of crimes and I think that Anthony Perkins acting was perfect to give credibility to the movie premiss. Acting, in general, is pretty good, but once in a while some characters seem to force a certain mood or to give clues in an unnatural way. This is congruent with my acting impressions of most Hitchcock films I've seen, sometimes it's all too much denounced and given away. In my opinion this shouldn't be desirable nor is the best way to create suspense because it just makes the film more predictable.