Movie Review: Psycho (1960)
Synopsis: When her lover, Sam, tells her he can't marry her until he's out of debt, Marion Crane decides to steal a $40,000 cash deposit that was entrusted to her by her employer and drive to California to be with her boyfriend. Feeling stressed and guilty after an encounter with a police officer and accidentally getting off the highway because of the rain, Marion checks into the Bates Motel and has a run-in with its mother-obsessed manager, Norman. Who's in it? The movie stars Janet Leigh , Anthony Perkins , Vera Miles , John Gavin and Martin Balsam . Review: I came across this movie last night while my wife was taking a shower and, since it had been a while since I had an opportunity to watch it in its entirety, decided to do so. Even though I have seen this Alfred Hitchcock classic at least a dozen times, it still manages to impress me. Even though this movie is now roughly 63 years old, it still sets a standard when it comes to slasher movies. And that has very litt...