Scream Bloody Entertainment

A new and altogether different screen excitement!!!

A young woman on the run stops at a motel to spend the night, but as the night unfolds she learns more and more about the motel proprietor and his dangerous obsession with his mother.

- top-notch dialogue
- beautifully dark atmosphere
- well-written storyline
- some really outstanding and unexpected twists
- excellent performances from the cast
- memorable scenes and lines of dialogue
- brilliant directing
- unerving and disturbing finale
- haunting score

- a few plot points could have used some polishing
- slightly too much exposition

- moderate violence and gore
- moderate scares and frightening scenes
- low nudity and sexual themes
- low profanity

- if a police officer is being suspicious of you, act suspiciously
- no one comes to the Bates Motel anymore
- maybe it's a good idea to lock your door before taking a shower
- Norman Bates takes mother issues to a whole new level
- not harming a fly will totally prove your innocence

When it comes to genre-defining movies, it really doesn't get much better than Alfred Hithcock's well-known and rightfully loved Psycho. Everything from the unnerving score and the dark atmosphere to the shocking scenes and memorable moments makes Psycho an undeniable classic and a horror thriller like few others before and after it. Add in Anthony Perkins' outstanding performance, the all-around well-written script and Hitchcock's brilliant directing and you've got an arguably flawless achievement in filmmaking.

horror meter: 5 motherly stars (out of 5)