
Norman Bates is back again running his "quiet" little motel a month after the events in Psycho II. Norman meets three new people, one being a beautiful young nun with whom his budding relationship is beginning to make his "Mother" jealous. He also hires a young man in need of a job to take care of the motel. A snooping reporter is showing interest in Norman's case. What will these new friends do for Norman?... (Full plot summary below)
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Norman Bates is back again running his "quiet" little motel a month after the events in Psycho II. Norman meets three new people, one being a beautiful young nun with whom his budding relationship is beginning to make his "Mother" jealous. He also hires a young man in need of a job to take care of the motel. A snooping reporter is showing interest in Norman's case. What will these new friends do for Norman?
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeSuperior horror sequel stylishly made by star Anthony Perkins |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe whole enterprise is dependent almost entirely upon self-referential incidents and attitudes for its effect, and it eventually becomes wearying. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrPerkins tries to imitate Hitchcock's visual style, but most of the film is made without concern for style of any kind, unless it's the bludgeoning nonstyle of Friday the 13th. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie was directed by Perkins, in his filmmaking debut. I was surprised by what a good job he does. 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. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioUnlike 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. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyIt has a cast of talented, self-effacing actors, who don't upstage the material, and an efficient screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue, who doesn't beat you over the head to prove that he has a sense of humor. |
| Miami HeraldOrlando AlomaIt's not unenjoyable, but it isn't half the pastiche that Psycho II was. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA twisted tale of sexuality, religion and misogyny |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin Putman[Blu-ray Review] Worth a look, but creatively falls victim to a series that slowly declined with each new entry. |
| eFilmCritic.comDavid Corneliusany fan of the Hitchcock classic whose curiosity was snagged by Psycho II should find something of interest to see here. |