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Scatty, intriguing but slightly undercooked ...
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Hitchcock
Behind every Psycho is a great woman.
2012 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Sacha Gervasi
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Hitchcock
Overview
Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
Director and cast
- Sacha Gervasi Director
- Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock
- Helen Mirren as Alma Reville
- Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh
- Danny Huston as Whitfield Cook
- Toni Collette as Peggy Robertson
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Lew Wasserman
- Ralph Macchio as Joe Stefano
- Michael Wincott as Ed Gein
- Jessica Biel as Vera Miles
- James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
59%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie spends too much time off the set of Psycho, where the real story was, and focuses instead on incidental matters that feel like outtakes.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
An overly literal idea of the brilliant director, but an entertaining visit to the set of a horror classic.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Fresh
Filmed with lots of style and a macabre sense of humor the master himself would have enjoyed.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Fresh
It's tough work giving good face to an iconic role, yet Johansson manages to show Leigh as a thoughtful professional aware of the interpersonal booby-traps set by her director for his leading ladies.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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