This weak as water flick really disappointed me to the point, I was almost gonna smash the video cover. This is no way deserves it place along the other 4 Psycho films, that Hitch himself, would of had a heart attack a thousand times over, if learning of this potential bomb. What we have is a former mental patient (Bud Cort) who roomed with our late Norman, who must of killed again after Psycho 4, or just went plain nuts. He's been given the heavenly job of taking over Norman's motel. But greedy developers want to knock down the Bates Motel, "Oh no, not the Bates Motel" at the hands of their evil faced manager (Gregg Henry-Body Double, Payback) who you should hire if ever you're short of a villainous role. He goes to such lengths as scaring Cort off, either by wearing a chicken suit or dumping a fake body in the car lot, (the film's only low level violent scene) and who's gonna believe Cort over a respected property developer. But then again, I couldn't believe this film. And of all people, who should pop up, as a cooky female friend of Cort's, Lori Petty, in her early acting stage. But I guess you gotta start somewhere. If apart from Petty, Cort and Henry should of said "No" to this pile of garbage that is lucky to get two stars. Honestly, I would of stopped at one and a half. This film's so bad, that the Universal, Mca logo music, comes up at the end, following a quick end credit sequence, preceded by a little soliloquy from Cort's character. Honestly, some things in life leave me ultimately stupefied. Avoid at all costs, cause the consequences could be fatal.
Review of Bates Motel
