A simple film .....

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2016)

There are so many in depth reviews of Psycho. Some reviewers and message boarders have gone over the top reviewing this film and bestowing deep meanings upon it.
But it is a simple film at the end of the day. A square and mediocre yet beautiful woman falls in love and decides to take a risk. It is a desperate make or break attempt to escape her mundane life as a nine to five worker. But it is almost as if the whole world conspires to spoil her plans for a new life - right from the time her boss who sees her on the road as she is driving away, the nosy and sinister looking policeman, the gas station attendant and then of course ..... Norman Bates. The film then spins off into the hunt for the woman.
I found the first half more compelling than the second. Bernard Herrman's score is used to great effect. The outdoor shots of this film are excellent. Those beautiful American highways, gas stations and motels - this film is a dream for any fan of American cinema.