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What It’s About: Alfred Hitchcock (played with aplomb by Anthony Hopkins) decides to adapt Robert Bloch’s pulp novel “Psycho” into a film. But it’s not exactly an easy task…
What We Like: Well, Anthony Hopkins could film a toothpaste commercial and deliver an Oscar-worthy performance, so there’s no need to endlessly gush about how good he is as Hitchcock. The best thing about this film is its story about how much an artist is willing to suffer in the name of creating his vision. Getting “Psycho” made was no easy task and you have to admire Hitchcock for fighting so damned hard to do it his way, at a time when many critics were calling him “washed up.” Plus, it’s fun to watch Scarlett Johansson pretend to get knifed as Janet Leigh. ‘Scuze us. We need a shower.
Opens Friday, December 14 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. —JW
