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Psycho (1998) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Psycho (1998) a score of 2.5810 out of 4
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Psycho (1998) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Van Sant knew the truth of that teaching ploy, obviously, because his Psycho turns out to be a marvelous film all on its own. He knew that a line-for-line, shot-for-shot remake of the film, from the original script, edited the same way, and even using ...read the complete Psycho movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Ty Burr)Entertainment Weekly (Ty Burr)
The film is shot in color and includes an amped-up Danny Elfman version of Bernard Herrmann's haunting score. ...read the complete Psycho movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Ty Burr)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
William H. Macy is fine as the detective Arbogast, wearing a hat he could have borrowed from Martin Balsam in the original role. ...read the complete Psycho movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Norman Bates is alive and well, and just a tad kinkier than you remember him. ...read the complete Psycho movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Janet Maslin)The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
It remains the most structurally elegant and sneakily playful of thrillers. At least some things never change. ...read the complete Psycho movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Mary Elizabeth Williams)Salon.com (Mary Elizabeth Williams)
May not be anything new, but it's still just as shocking. ...read the complete Psycho movie review at Salon.com (Mary Elizabeth Williams)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (M. V. Moorhead)Dallas Observer (M. V. Moorhead)
Funny and sort of creepy--a not bad little thriller with some peculiarly dated plot development. ...read the complete Psycho movie review at Dallas Observer (M. V. Moorhead)
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for F.LM - Texte zum Film F.LM - Texte zum Film
Das Epigonentum um Alfred Hitchcock ist gewaltig. Es reicht von der Aneignung seiner Motive über die Nutzung seiner filmischen Techniken in Persiflagen und Remakes. Angesichts dieser Beliebtheit Hitchcockscher Stoffe war es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis ...read the complete Psycho movie review at F.LM - Texte zum Film
Psycho (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
As Norman Bates, Vince Vaughn makes us better appreciate how much Anthony Perkins brought to the original project. It's clear now that he owned the role and that he shares equally with Hitchcock the credit for making Psycho the memorable creep show it is ...read the complete Psycho movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
 
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Psycho (1998) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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