Review of Psycho (1998) by Austen S — 05 Sep 2012

The all-time best film made before anything fairly recent, this movie is purely amazing - Hitchcock's best.

This review of Psycho (1998) was written by Austen S on 05 Sep 2012.

Psycho has generally received positive reviews.

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