Psycho

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2012)

I enjoyed this movie very much. I thought the plot was excellent and really held my attention. Hitchcock is known to make great movies and I don't think he fell short of that with this one. It is a great horror film, and a great film noir. The way it is edited is unique too. For intense, the bathroom shower scene. You never actually see the knife cutting into her body, but the way it is filmed and edited, you know what is happening and feel the intensity of the moment none the less. Another unique, and definitely Hitchcock aspect, is when the private detective falls down the stairs after being stabbed. It is a very dramatic and non-believable way of him falling, but it is done in a unique Albert Hitchcock way. The photography in this film is well done too. The use of low-key lighting helps with the suspense and dramatic feel that Hitchcock is looking for in this film.