Review – Psycho 2

If I gave “worth seeing” grades for effort, this would definitely get one. This is one of the most overwrought movies I’ve ever seen. Briefly summarized, the plot concerns the release of Norman Bates from a mental hospital years after his grisly crimes first came to light. Lila Loomis (the sister from the original) takes after him, trying to drive him nuts so the state will lock him away again. Though the premise isn’t too bad, the execution leaves a little to be desired. For openers, Anthony Perkins just doesn’t quite make it as Norman anymore. He does a serviceable job, but he’s either too old or too disinterested to come anywhere near the performance he gave Hitchcock so many years earlier. The screenwriters also messed things up a bit by trying to come up with some shocking twists that would equal the surprises featured in the original. Without giving the specifics away, the end turns into a muddled mess that lacks any resemblance to the cold chills of the first one. See if desperate