Hitchcock's Best

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2013)

I envy anybody who is watching this for the first time; 'Psycho' is a tremendous staple of directing performances, horror movies and cinema in general. Alfred Hitchcock's quality in ability makes itself known with the famous 'eye shot' of Marion Crane (played by Janet Leigh) and the most perfect examples of suspense in films.
But the greatness doesn't end there, the eerie and gloomy exterior shots equal to notable cinematography, Norman Bates' (played by Anthony Perkins) sense of growing insanity and subtle desperation equals to one fine acting performance, and the well-acted dialogue scenes equal to the growth of plot suspense and magnificent character development. As mentioned, Anthony Perkins delivers a great display as motel owner Norman Bates, a great display of acting that keeps the audience in deep suspense. What's more prolific is the iconic 'shower scene', which makes use of the excellent orchestral string stabs along withwell, actual stabs.
One of the greatest and most influential stories in the history of fiction, along with insanely eerie outcomes, 'Psycho' really is a must- see for any movie fan.