Psycho (1960)

Second or third viewing; last one was between 1983 and 1986.

A woman steals 40,000 dollars and heads to a motel. It is located in a secluded place, she is the only guest, the owner is a bit weird -- and his mother appears to be weirder still.

Everything connected to the execution of this film is dazzling. I think what kept me from enjoying it fully previously was that I took the whole psychoanalytical side too seriously. Of course the psychopathology depicted in it is not realistic. But I see now that the film is obviously a dark comedy, and when it comes to dark comedies the loonier the better.

Rating: 72 (up from 52)