There is no better way to end the week than with one of my top favorite movies of all time, Psycho. Soft-spoken Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins give by far their most memorable performances ever. Having one of the best music scores of all time, it is suspenseful, exciting, surprising, haunting, and the best film Alfred Hitchcock has ever made. Marion Crane (Leigh) and her boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin) plan to try to get married, but Loomis isn't making much money, and leaves to his work place in California. On a Friday, however, Crane is trusted with $40,000 from her boss. Having a miserable life she takes this opportunity to start a new life and visit Sam. After driving through a storm she wanders into the Bates hotel, run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), who is overshadowed by his mother.
This movie is terrific, from its beautiful cinematography, to its staggering performances, this movie is pure entertainment throughout. Alfred Hitchcock had made his most controversial film yet with scenes considered vile at the time, and was the first American film ever to have a toilet flush on screen. The way Hitchocock directed this film is like no other I had ever seen. The film is a beauty and an art-form that is a pioneer for the horror genre.There is no horror movie I like more than Psycho. I like it so much, you would assume Universal paid me to write this. There are little to no things that seem flawed in this film. It is, in my opinion, the most creatively unique horror film ever made. So popular, that every horror film today gives at least a little credit to Psycho. This movie, deservingly so, receives a 4/4.
