Dir. Gus Van Sant · Starring Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster · Music Bernard Herrmann
“Check in. Relax. Take a shower.”
HorrorMysteryThriller
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
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A meticulously recreated nightmare, this film delivers a chilling, clinical tension. It feels unsettling and disturbing, a slow-burn descent into psychological dread, amplified by its deliberate, almost academic approach to horror. It's an anxious, voyeuristic experience.
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