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Psycho III

1986

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell ...

4.1

2,039

Horror. Thriller. Mystery Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some help he employs a young man. One day a nosey journalist comes to see him to ask questions about his past.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Any movie named 'Psycho III' is going to be compared to the Hitchcock original, but Perkins isn't an imitator. He has his own agenda. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Adding to the excitement of Psycho III is Perkins' willingness to take chances with his style and material."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"It's not unenjoyable, but it isn't half the pastiche that Psycho II was."	NEU
United States	Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"A playful, artfully made horror movie that shows there's life in Norman Bates yet, and death, too"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Perkins tries to imitate Hitchcock's visual style, but most of the film is made without concern for style of any kind. Still, there are two performances of unexpected depth and subtlety"	NEU
United States	Sid Smith Chicago Tribune	"The real trouble with 'Psycho III' is that it's one sequel too many. Norman and his Gothic manse have already been drained of creative resources. "	NEG
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Unlike most sequels, which seem to get bigger, fancier and emptier the further removed they are from their source material, Psycho III has a lean, serviceable, stripped-down quality to it."	POS

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