the original psycho ( 1960 ) be widely consider a alfred hitchcock best work and certainly and in my opinion and be one of the best movie of all time . the decision to film a shot by shot remake be therefore and a little puzzling . the cast in the original be flawless and so the cast of this remake have a lot to live up to . vince vaughn a norman bates be not a good choice for the lead . he be too much of a pretty boy hunk and be not very convincing a bates . i can imagine actor such a mark wahlberg or john turturro do a much good job in the role . anne heche a marion crane do a creditable job and but one keep mentally compare her to janet leigh . julianne moore be a much good actress than she show here and viggio mortenson merely walk through his role . the best of this new cast be william h. macy a the private detective . although director gus van sant do an acceptable job and he can not build the suspense the way hitchcock do . and why do he change the scene in the basement of the house . in the original and the atmosphere be dark and damp and close in and whereas in this version and it take place in a brightly lit laboratory like set . and i think the black and white photography of the original have a definite advantage over the color version . maybe another flaw could be the fact that most moviegoer have see the original and know what be go to happen and when . all i can say be if it ain not break and do not fix it .