I'm not going to waste time writing this review

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2003)

There are movies that require a lot of thinking as to why they are great, then there are movies that are great because they are multi-layered yet complex on each layer.
Psycho is one such example. Hitchcock is marvelous in his manipulation of both the audience and the picture. To think this was robbed at the Oscar! Bernard Hermann, one of the greatest composers ever, proves his strength with total vigor. It is all to obvious why Hitch kept relying on him.
Simply put, this is required viewing to anyone. If it makes you want to take a shower again (I doubt it will cause any phobias of that)...so be it. Nonetheless, an important film that isn't afraid to be detailed with some pretty deep and disturbing material. I will take it over a billion Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street sequels any day, any time. No one will be able to match Anthony Perkins' eccentric mannerisms, not in a thousand years. Kudos to Hitch for casting him.
Overall, if there was one flaw I felt with this movie, it was that the shrink at the end did to much explaining to the audience and didn't allow Hitch to create something on his own that would have done the same job more effectively. 4.5 out of 5 stars.