The Ultimate Movie

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2002)

A near perfect film that few today can see in its intended state, ie not knowing anything about it! Hitch masterfully lulls is into thinking the film will be about a girl who takes off with a load of money - yet that has no relevance to the film in the slightest (other than to scare the hell out of you when she dies). I actually watched this film not knowing that Norman Bates was his mother and ultimately gained more from the film than a lot of people that I know have watched it. Perfect score to the film by Bernard Herrmann which adds to the tension - see especially the music as marion is driving in the rain, and note how the windscreen wipers are a metaphor for the knife the rain is also used like the water from the shower (almost hinting at what will follow) Superb film from the master of suspense! 10/10