Review of Psycho

       Psycho is one of the greatest horror movies of all time, featuring one of the greatest villain performances of all time in Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, and really the film's quality rests on the performances of Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh, and the shock of the movie, even by today's standards.

Still of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates
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Since I am not going to give any spoilers, I will leave the details alone. However, the plot is thrilling, and it is careful not to give any hint of the resolution until the very end of the film. An excellent way of making a horror film, this Alfred Hitchcock take is really the first slasher film, featuring one of the most iconic scenes with the shower scene. This, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with the Halloween time of year, is an excellent film for that time of the year, because of how it was filmed, and the effect it had on the horror genre.

I will give a rating out of 10 for all of my reviews, and this is certainly a 9.5/10